Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Miss Lydia]

Here are mine with pekin hens, camble drakes and a runner hen.

Very pretty.

 

[birdnerd]

Hey i am going to get a muscovy hen

. And, i was wondering if someone could give me any tips on how to care for them and other need to know things about muscovys before i buy the muscovy.

 

[Going Quackers]

Hey i am going to get a muscovy hen

. And, i was wondering if someone could give me any tips on how to care for them and other need to know things about muscovys before i buy the muscovy.

How fun! not much really, other than ducks fly and well, mine clear a 5ft fence like it was nothing. They like to roost, i have a shelf in the barn and some boards set up outside for them to do so. Finally, they are broody and i mean BROODY so be prepared, you need a tight hold on that or you could end up with a whole whack of them if you have drakes to go along side with.

 

[birdnerd]

i know what you mean when you say broody i had a cochin once and the longest time she was broody was 3 months. LOL,

and we don't even have a rooster!!!!

Quote: How fun! not much really, other than ducks fly and well, mine clear a 5ft fence like it was nothing. They like to roost, i have a shelf in the barn and some boards set up outside for them to do so. Finally, they are broody and i mean BROODY so be prepared, you need a tight hold on that or you could end up with a whole whack of them if you have drakes to go along side with

 

[Going Quackers]

i know what you mean when you say broody i had a cochin once and the longest time she was broody was 3 months. LOL,

and we don't even have a rooster!!!!

Yikes! well, they are one determined bunch of ladies, i have no idea how they are without a drake as i have always had them but man, i had a physical fight with one tonight because she wants to nest in the barn cats box!

 

[birdnerd]

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Yikes! well, they are one determined bunch of ladies, i have no idea how they are without a drake as i have always had them but man, i had a physical fight with one tonight because she wants to nest in the barn cats box!

L.O.L. my chicken fought me because she wanted to nest on a chair on our porch, she though she was a person,

I have no clue why.

 

[crissycriss]

Well i have been at my sisters all day trying to upload pictures just couldnt get them to upload. Maybe next time im up i can try again.

 

[Frank Phinster]

Hey i am going to get a muscovy hen

. And, i was wondering if someone could give me any tips on how to care for them and other need to know things about muscovys before i buy the muscovy.

Do you have any other ducks so far? Single ducks tend to get lonely, they need company for their wellbeing. I once had a muscovy borrowed from a friend to use "her" ( turned out to be a drake...) as a broody. The duck could not adapt to my flock because domestic mallards don't "speak" the muscovies' bodylanguage...

 

[Luckyduck2]

Hey i am going to get a muscovy hen

. And, i was wondering if someone could give me any tips on how to care for them and other need to know things about muscovys before i buy the muscovy.

The only other thing that I could think of at the moment that wasn't already stated is that they have long, sharp claws, so be careful if you pick it up.

 

[birdnerd]

Do you have any other ducks so far? Single ducks tend to get lonely, they need company for their wellbeing. I once had a muscovy borrowed from a friend to use "her" ( turned out to be a drake...) as a broody. The duck could not adapt to my flock because domestic mallards don't "speak" the muscovies' bodylanguage...

yes i have other ducks for her to chill with and also a few chickens