Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[livininbrazil]

Thank you. But I do feel I have to point out, there is no "man of the house" role. Again, we are partners. I've tried to find a home for Kristof, but it hasn't worked out finding a place for him as a pet. And then the whole attacking my son, it just can't happen. If you eat meat, you have to be able to handle every aspect. Like I said, my family is farmers, my dad's a hunter. I can love my animals all I want, but they aren't my children. My son is my child and he comes first always. This week it was for sure decided. We can't keep holding off trying to find a home if our son is being attacked. One day we planned to have meat ducks, so I guess this will be are first. It wasn't what we were planning, but I'm sure he is happier then the chickens that people go and buy at the grocery store were.

Oh how one post can turn into me not being a real woman as my husband calling the shots! Lol. I'm sure if my husband read that he would laugh. Trust me, there are other things he would choose first before what to do with Kristof if he called the shots! Hahaha!

You´re quite right about the drakes. If they´re behaving in an aggressive form toward people, they should go on a plate. They´re no good for breeding or for pets.

Would you believe it, one of my muscovies has gone off with 5 ducklings to my neighbour´s pond AGAIN! There´s no-one there for most of the time, so it´s peaceful for her, but she´s taken 5 with her! What a pest. I´m sure she has 2 with the lighter-coloured tails that I want! Next time she comes back I shall pen her babies in. The other ducks keep their babies in my place. I shan´t be breeding this one again, she has the wander lust!

 

[elsfieldchickens]

How can I get my muscoveys to go into their shed at night?

 

[TherryChicken]

Bad photos but here they are

 

[TherryChicken]

You´re quite right about the drakes.  If they´re behaving in an aggressive form toward people, they should go on a plate.  They´re no good for breeding or for pets. 

Would you believe it, one of my muscovies has gone off with 5 ducklings to my neighbour´s pond AGAIN!  There´s no-one there for most of the time, so it´s peaceful for her, but she´s taken 5 with her!  What a pest.  I´m sure she has 2 with the lighter-coloured tails that I want!   Next time she comes back I shall pen her babies in.  The other ducks keep their babies in my place.   I shan´t be breeding this one again, she has the wander lust!  
     

Please pm if its about those messages, we are trying to move on past them so we dont get this thread shut down. Thank you

 

[Alice28]

How can I get my muscoveys to go into their shed at night?

Are ducks just go in at night. When they were little there food and water was kept in there at night, so I think they just got use to going in every night. Now I just go outside when it's getting dark and try are usually inside, then I just shut the door. So maybe try putting food and water in there at night, then taking it out when there all inside. Do that for a few weeks and they should get use to it

 

[livininbrazil]

Please pm if its about those messages, we are trying to move on past them so we dont get this thread shut down. Thank you

? No pm needed, I was responding to @Alice28 ´s comments about rearing ducks for meat......especially the troublesome ones.

How can I get my muscoveys to go into their shed at night?

My muscovies come running when I have food (except for the one that´s gone on walkabout), so, like @Alice28 said, feed them in the shed. If you have a little door within the door, you can take the feed dish and water out once they´ve finished. They´re smart, they´ll soon learn.

 

[muscovy14]

Is that one duck all white with a green back? That's pretty cool looking! I love how diverse they are

She had brown and a little green.

 

[Alice28]

She had brown and a little green.

They are all very pretty

 

[muscovy14]

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these are some more of my babies I have 7 muscovy. Hoping to hatch more..3 male 4 female and these guys are my pets. The ones I hatch are for sale and dinner.

 

[Alice28]

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these are some more of my babies I have 7 muscovy. Hoping to hatch more..3 male 4 female and these guys are my pets. The ones I hatch are for sale and dinner.

Aww! Cute! That white one with the yellow beak, that's not a Muscovy is it?