Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[ian4379]

Hi ian glad to see you back since your heading into winter. Lots of hatching go on over your summer?

hi, been a bit busy of late! yes i've hatched out far too many birds this past season, the feed bill is killing me

been a mixed season, had to deal with lots of feather pulling unfortuantely, the little buggers can be harsh to each other.

 

[Miss Lydia]

a few pics of my ducks.

young blue boy, fume(blue & bronze together) girl



young blue pied mammoth girl



white mammoth duck


bronze boy


little silver girl

Beautiful ian I really like that lil silver girl

 

[Coupe]

Do Drakes normaly build and sit on a nest? Theres no eggs, but today i caught him sitting in a nicely formed nest moving hay around him. I know for sure he is a drake and i have 2 hens in with him..the hens are around 6 months and he is 3.

 

[Frank Phinster]

I have never heard of a drake building a nest and incubating eggs, maternal instincts are just not in their system.
If you gave one a good shot of estrogene he might show female behaviour, though... How old is the bird in question? Can you post a picture of him?

 

[Luelromun]

Do Drakes normaly build and sit on a nest? Theres no eggs, but today i caught him sitting in a nicely formed nest moving hay around him. I know for sure he is a drake and i have 2 hens in with him..the hens are around 6 months and he is 3.

I have one Mallard drake and 3 hens,2 Blue Swedes and 1 black that we have no idea what she is! The swedes came together and the Mallard and the other came together,well he started mating with 1 of the swedes and she ended up with a prolapsed uterus,had to be stitched and caged. Rocket(male)is by himself instead of trying to keep the hens seperate,he is building a nest and pulling out his feathers! The hens are all laying just fine and Ellie is much better,now I have another hen trying to mate with Ellie,climbing aboard especially when they are in the pool! I don't know what to do now! They are all about 1 1/2 yrs. I do know what you are going through Coupe and was hoping you got an answer for your drake!? As for my hens ,well what can I say,as soon as I call her name she stops,she is smart!

 

[Coupe]

He is 3 years old. And i did mention there are no eggs in the nest..he is just building a nest..very well i might add lmao. He sits in it,moves some hay very gingerly around him, gets up and looks at it then walks around for a bit..then goes back to sit in the nest and move some hay...I also have a Rooster that sits on eggs...maybe its somthing in the water lmao

 

[Miss Lydia]

He is 3 years old. And i did mention there are no eggs in the nest..he is just building a nest..very well i might add lmao. He sits in it,moves some hay very gingerly around him, gets up and looks at it then walks around for a bit..then goes back to sit in the nest and move some hay...I also have a Rooster that sits on eggs...maybe its somthing in the water lmao

He's sop pretty. I've never had one of my drakes actually sit on a nest but I've seen one go in and look at the eggs laying in one. Maybe he's trying to give the girls a hint, kinda like my rooster does, he goes into the nest box and lays there showing them where to lay their eggs. must be in the water, yup lol

 

[Coupe]

He's sop pretty. I've never had one of my drakes actually sit on a nest but I've seen one go in and look at the eggs laying in one.  Maybe he's trying to give the girls a hint, kinda like my rooster does, he goes into the nest box and lays there showing them where to lay their eggs.  must be in the water, yup lol

Haha thats what my Roo does!! Its most def
in the water! My muscovy hens have not started laying yet..so i dont get why he is building a nest!! Hopefuly hes just being a gentlemen and getting it ready! What a sweet duck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Haha thats what my Roo does!! Its most def
in the water! My muscovy hens have not started laying yet..so i dont get why he is building a nest!! Hopefuly hes just being a gentlemen and getting it ready! What a sweet duck!

 

[RingedTeal]

It turned out to be a possum.