A young female too. Congrats, which means she probably flew in so if you want to keep her you might want to clip one wing. They love to fly.
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Quote: I've never had to separate males from females at such a young age. I keep my hands away from his faces and actually try not to pick them up much once I know they are drakes. How large of a brooder do you have them in? they my need more room because sometimes when crowded and bored you'll also see this behavior.
Quote: I don't see fighting till mine are sexually mature usually first year. hatch one year mating next year then it starts. Mine are free range over half acre which isn't near large enough for 3 young drakes so the oldest at 3 yrs has to be separated for the other 2 during mating season, next year I'll have my next 2 at 2yrs and 3 yrs having to live in the same area because I have no way of separating them. no telling what this is going to be like, then I have a going on 11 yrs old in the front yard with his 3 girls.![]()
I even tried to find a good home for 2 of my drakes no one is interested. unless for the table.![]()
You could try finding her a friend but keep in mind if you decide on a drake he'll need at least 2-3 ducks to keep him from over mating one girl and to keep him un interested in your hens[chickens]Awww we had a feeling it was a she ......humm now we need a name .....
Do you think we should get her a friend ....(another Muscovy ) ...
I wounder where she came from ....
I do all of that but I guess he wants to love me but not get touched backQuote:
Yeah it sucks for me because i got them a big pen! and they still fight!, its 10 feet by 12 feet and they still pluck each others feathers, i feel really bad because on sunday when it wasn't cold i sprayed them with the houseand i felt really bad because they were all wet and like after that i hugged all of them and wiped them off with a towel and then gave them some cat food, ( i think i spoil them) but like it was bad they were pulling each others down out and were bleeding, i had to put one boy back into the brooder because he wouldn't stop picking out his brother's and sisters' feathers! no matter how much i sprayed him, and he's been in time out for three days, but I've stilled spoiled him! he jumps in my arms every time i go out to see him and he does his baby peep every time i leave. And i have to put him back out today but if he picks i have to put him back, and at this age he's huge like average male duck huge ( i have a big brooder) so you can imagine the mess i have to clean! The best way to get babies to bond with you is just sit down with them while they eat, get them to eat out of your hand every now and then, love on them, kiss them on they're little fuzzy heads!! ( gosh i miss the baby days!) let them sleep on you lap while you pet them, take them swimming in the bath tub, of course sit down by the bath tub, not in it! ( even though I've gotten in the tub with them, and they wouldn't even swim they just climbed up to my shoulder and went to sleep) take them outside with you get them used to following you! I( thats my favorite thing to do, getting them to follow you) and at night give them a treat every now and then.