Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks for the input guys! I'm going to try to rustle up some fencing and another heated waterer and see what I can do as far as making them their own little area in the coop.

If you can find the plastic poultry fencing at Lowes it's so much easier to work with than metal especially for small spaces. then when finished take down roll and store for another time.

 

[poult]

My top drake is being mean to my little Clark

 

[Miss Lydia]

My top drake is being mean to my little Clark

How old is your little Clark? not a good idea to have an adult drake with a young drake. unless the youngin can get far away when being picked on.

 

[poult]

Oh no I just love Clark a ton and he's super sweet that's why I called him little i would never keep an adult and a baby together I've seen enough to know that their like 9 months and both brothers and from the same clutch it's just I don't have any ducks so far and so my drakes mate with my geese which Is ok because I'm starting to think their both girls but anyways Lewis keeps mating with my Clark and not the geese and he's just bullying him and I don't know why? Is he just establishing his rank because if so I know he'll stop soon because it's obvious Clark took the lower rank and won't put up a fight and Lewis is normally a sweety just shy so I'm just like at a stump here...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh no I just love Clark a ton and he's super sweet that's why I called him little i would never keep an adult and a baby together I've seen enough to know that their like 9 months and both brothers and from the same clutch it's just I don't have any ducks so far and so my drakes mate with my geese which Is ok because I'm starting to think their both girls but anyways Lewis keeps mating with my Clark and not the geese and he's just bullying him and I don't know why? Is he just establishing his rank because if so I know he'll stop soon because it's obvious Clark took the lower rank and won't put up a fight and Lewis is normally a sweety just shy so I'm just like at a stump here...

When we just had 2 drakes there was one the leader the other the follower and yes the leader would go through the mating thing with the follower we did get some girls and now they just pick on each other to try and have all the girls. [they don't know how to share] but no more mating stuff between the boys. Just hormones. Seems if you have female geese though the boys would be mating. They can drive ya crazy though trying to figure them out.

 

[poult]

Oh ok thanks yes these little guys are my first time with Muscovies well actually ducks all together and I'm trying my best to understand what they want

 

[chrissyr]

One of my girls about 3 1/2 months old. White French muscovy.
Clipped wings yesterday. They were almost going over that back fence. Inside the fence : no predators. Outside are coyotes

 

[Miss Lydia]

One of my girls about 3 1/2 months old. White French muscovy.
Clipped wings yesterday. They were almost going over that back fence. Inside the fence : no predators. Outside are coyotes

What pretty girl. No coyote dinner now[ hopefully]

 

[Julie Birb]

One of my girls about 3 1/2 months old. White French muscovy.
Clipped wings yesterday. They were almost going over that back fence. Inside the fence : no predators. Outside are coyotes

she is adorable. Would do great in the Olympics on the balance beam with her webbed feets.

 

[LilyD]

One of my girls about 3 1/2 months old. White French muscovy.
Clipped wings yesterday. They were almost going over that back fence. Inside the fence : no predators. Outside are coyotes

Beautiful girl love the spot on the top of her head. I have girls that were flying up on top of the coop and from there onto the huge tree right next to it. They wouldn't come down until supper. I clipped all their wings and now they stay in the yard at least but still won't stay inside the fence lol.