Muscovy duck Q&A

[crandal]

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[Ren2014]

I would choose drake #3 because once the other 2 are removed his personality will shine and you will have a drake that won't mind you getting close to him. I love Muscovy's. and Drakes are the coolest but I want one who is the best with the girls and me. @crandal Welcome to BYC!!

x2 I had two girls hatch babies this year and a lot of drakes from them. Unfortunately I've had a predator problem and lost some. One of the males I chose to keep was low man on the totem pole. Turned out he's been the nicest and the sweetest to his ladies and the easiest to pen up at night.

 

[Jjfester]

I have a 16 Week Muscovy male who is not tame and is still cautious around us, but is friendly. He will eat out of our hands, but doesn't really like to be touched.

I notice sometimes his neck shakes like a shiver kind of like he is cold but the rest of him doesn't shake, just seems to be his neck. Is he sick in some way or nervous, I have yet to see our other 16 Week drake do this.

Has anyone else seen this?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a 16 Week Muscovy male who is not tame and is still cautious around us, but is friendly. He will eat out of our hands, but doesn't really like to be touched.

I notice sometimes his neck shakes like a shiver kind of like he is cold but the rest of him doesn't shake, just seems to be his neck. Is he sick in some way or nervous, I have yet to see our other 16 Week drake do this.

Has anyone else seen this?

It's a normal behavior He is excited probably. My drake does it when he sees my husband. They have a love hate relationship. [Just kidding] but my drake also does it when he is telling my gander to back off.

Most ducks would prefer not to be touched. Just their nature.

 

[Ren2014]

It's a normal behavior He is excited probably. My drake does it when he sees my husband. They have a love hate relationship. [Just kidding] but my drake also does it when he is telling my gander to back off.

Most ducks would prefer not to be touched. Just their nature.

x2 mine do this when another male gets too close to his girls. My girls also do this when they are fussing amongst themselves in a heated fashion.

Something else I've noticed when they seem to be discussing something is they raise their heads and continuously open and shut their mouths like they are catching flies or something. It really looks like they are yapping, lol.

 

[crandal]

Wow got my first egg this morning!!! So excited. Though no duck is sitting on it. But I went to put it back down and it slipped from my fingers and now has a very small crack :,-( is it not good now or can it still hatch

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Congrats! Wish mine were laying now.

Ouch...if it's not leaking fluids, you can try sealing the crack with wax or nail polish and it may still hatch (if fertile, of course). I haven't had much luck with hatching cracked eggs, but others have - here's one of several threads on the topic: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/189989/will-my-cracked-egg-still-hatch.

Good luck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wow got my first egg this morning!!! So excited. Though no duck is sitting on it. But I went to put it back down and it slipped from my fingers and now has a very small crack :,-( is it not good now or can it still hatch

Take it since she probably won't sit on it till she has built her clutch up and that one runs risk of getting bacteria in it.You'll have plenty more where that one came from..

 

[crandal]

Got a second egg today,. So dumb question,. If I leave the eggs and after a week they aren't going broody,. If I take the eggs are they still OK to cook cause I know if I take an egg out of the fridge and leave it on the counter for a week it's not good to eat. Is this the same situation and if not,. What makes these eggs OK to sit outdoors for days and be good rather than store bought ones. Please explain

 

[Ren2014]

Wow got my first egg this morning!!! So excited. Though no duck is sitting on it. But I went to put it back down and it slipped from my fingers and now has a very small crack :,-( is it not good now or can it still hatch

Take it since she probably won't sit on it till she has built her clutch up and that one runs risk of getting bacteria in it.You'll have plenty more where that one came from..

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