zellfranklin222
In the Brooder
- Jun 13, 2021
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Hi everyone!
I'm currently raising 12 orphaned Muscovy ducklings. They are about 3 weeks old and I'm brand new to all of this. I'm hoping to be able to learn a lot from everyone here.
I full-time in my RV and live in a park where I currently work in central FL. The Muscovy mom and dad were dropped off at the pond at our park this winter. So, they are apparently domestic ducks but have no owner to speak of at this time. The park does feed the ducks that are here (currently 2 pekin, 1 muscovy drake and a bunch or wild black bellied whistling ducks that come and go plus fish, turtles and whatever other birds show up).
The mother duck died when the ducklings were 1-2 weeks old, apparently due to a rough mating session with the Muscovy drake (he's a beast!!!).
So here I am with 12 ducklings that I have fallen in love with. I took them off the pond and create an enclosure for them until they get big enough to go back on the pond.
They are about 3 weeks old now and I'm starting to make guesses at which ones and drakes and which ones are ducks. I'm worried that if there are too many drakes (which I think there are) that I will have to find them other homes. The poor pekin duck on the pond is already having a hard time dealing with the drive that Muscovy drake has.
I also have one that is a runt and is much smaller than the others. He's eating and moving around fine, he's just really small.
So with all that said, I'm happy to find other Muscovy people to learn from.
Thanks!
I'm currently raising 12 orphaned Muscovy ducklings. They are about 3 weeks old and I'm brand new to all of this. I'm hoping to be able to learn a lot from everyone here.
I full-time in my RV and live in a park where I currently work in central FL. The Muscovy mom and dad were dropped off at the pond at our park this winter. So, they are apparently domestic ducks but have no owner to speak of at this time. The park does feed the ducks that are here (currently 2 pekin, 1 muscovy drake and a bunch or wild black bellied whistling ducks that come and go plus fish, turtles and whatever other birds show up).
The mother duck died when the ducklings were 1-2 weeks old, apparently due to a rough mating session with the Muscovy drake (he's a beast!!!).
So here I am with 12 ducklings that I have fallen in love with. I took them off the pond and create an enclosure for them until they get big enough to go back on the pond.
They are about 3 weeks old now and I'm starting to make guesses at which ones and drakes and which ones are ducks. I'm worried that if there are too many drakes (which I think there are) that I will have to find them other homes. The poor pekin duck on the pond is already having a hard time dealing with the drive that Muscovy drake has.
I also have one that is a runt and is much smaller than the others. He's eating and moving around fine, he's just really small.
So with all that said, I'm happy to find other Muscovy people to learn from.
Thanks!
