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[Pyxis]

Good point! I'll keep my eye on them. She seems to be doing well with them so far, and they seem to have accepted her, but just for safety I might move her in with my newly hatched chicks for a while, at least until she's bigger.

 

[Dianuzhka]

Muscovy experts i found my duck Rico in this attitude today..... Does it mean something? The other duck is a pekin and has never even try to make a nest, actually she just leaves the eggs in the middle of the yard....

 

[EdenCamp]

Means she's gone broody and going to seriously try to hatch eggs.
Unfortunate as you don't have a muscovy drake that's not going to happen.
Does she have eggs under her?
She won't lay anymore if she's plucked out and feathered - she's in cooking mode not laying.

 

[EdenCamp]

Means she's gone broody and going to seriously try to hatch eggs.
Unfortunate as you don't have a muscovy drake that's not going to happen.
Does she have eggs under her?
She won't lay anymore if she's plucked out and feathered - she's in cooking mode not laying.

 

[Dianuzhka]

She is still laying. i'm sure 'cause her eggs are different from the "pekin" ones, and i pick them up every day..... But i guess she could stop laying any time.

 

[EdenCamp]

Usually when they start plucking they've decided they've laid enough and stop.
Maybe she's just close or figures those dang eggs have got to be in there somewhere!

 

[EdenCamp]

Usually when they start plucking they've decided they've laid enough and stop.
Maybe she's just close or figures those dang eggs have got to be in there somewhere!

 

[Dianuzhka]

omg.... i took some treats and she came out and stared chasing the other duck... and made this noise like a hiccup, is she going to go all aggressive? how long will it be like that? is it the same like with chickens, should i give her some fertile eggs and move her to another place? or will she get over the idea by herself?

 

[EdenCamp]

I haven't had much luck with scovys hatching any thing but scovy eggs.
You can break up her nest and maybe she'll reset.

 

[EdenCamp]

I haven't had much luck with scovys hatching any thing but scovy eggs.
You can break up her nest and maybe she'll reset.