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[Going Quackers]

Hey does anybody know what I can do to get some of my muscovies wing tip feathers to grow back from being torn

A molt? there is nothing much else you can do.. actually quite normal in this breed due to their lower water usage.

 

[Going Quackers]

Hey quakers are call ducks loud? and I've heard they're hard to hatch

Yes, females are lol i actually have a video of one of them... i let my calls hatch their own.. but it can be complicated, the first hatch went well second not so much.. i ended up with 3 imprinting on me.

 

[Miss Lydia]

A molt? there is nothing much else you can do.. actually quite normal in this breed due to their lower water usage.

My scovys always look so ragged by this time of year, once they get through molt feathers are once again gorgeous, until breeding season again when the drakes tear each other up.

 

[Going Quackers]

My scovys always look so ragged by this time of year, once they get through molt feathers are once again gorgeous, until breeding season again when the drakes tear each other up.

Yep, and mamas after brooding! ugh they look like live walking plucked ducks lol All my baby boys from last year are cleaning up.. looking all nice and fresh to start again next year

 

[Buck Oakes]

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aww thats so sweet, all my scovies imprint on me because i hatch them or take them away a few hours later, were probably getting some on saturday so i just needed to know. see last year they zone us in the city when really they shouldn't have since were 20 miles away from the actual city and they passed a bill saying no poultry in city limits, but like we were there first so i didn't apply to us, and they said we couldn't get anymore ducks, but C'est la vie. its only if they cause a disturbance and muscovies are quiet so they don't but.... ya know.... and this and kinda getting long so I'm going to stop typing about whats happening here and get back on topic.

 

[mbcaring]

Spread your wings and fly baby girl. 11 weeks muscovey.

 

[Buck Oakes]

what did you feed her for her to grow so fast?!? i would love to use that food

 

[mbcaring]

Well they ate the chicken feed starting about 4 weeks old. I'm actually really worried and wouldn't advise. My drake is huge and I'm concerned he is to big. Worried about heart failure. I feel horrible. It was my first time. I'm still learning.

 

[Buck Oakes]

Okay don't feed them chicken feed they can't handle some steroids in it.

Feed them organic non medicated chick feed. The steroids in the feed is probably making them grow to fast. So till you get that feed feed them cracked corn and as always fresh clean water

 

[mbcaring]

They all get a whole grain diet now. No crap from the farm store. I buy grain and mix it myself. Plus they are free-range. Any advice on true known, used yourself supplements?