Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[latte510348]

Okay now the weather is being unpredictable... It's been raining a lot, lately. I'm worried about my ducks sitting in the nest (it's covered, but they still get wet)

Could that, in any way, affect the eggs?
Would it be bad to move them somewhere else?

my muscovy hen sat outside on her best thru snow sleet rain and hail she hatched all 24 eggs with no trouble

 

[Julie Birb]

my muscovy hen sat outside on her best thru snow sleet rain and hail she hatched all 24 eggs with no trouble

wow. She is amazing. What a sweetie to endure that.

 

[Julie Birb]

Bunny, how's little Meredith?

 

[BunnyStyles]

Bunny, how's little Meredith?

she has been walking around, we gave her a small bath because she was really dirty, every time I come into my bedroom, she is in a different spot hahah

This was after the bath

This is her now

 

[Julie Birb]

Bunny, she's precious. I am so happy to see how great she's doing. I know she has to feel better emotionally after her bath. She a fuzzy gurl.

 

[Loc20chick]

my muscovy hen sat outside on her best thru snow sleet rain and hail she hatched all 24 eggs with no trouble

That's a great Muscovy mom I wish I knew this before I moved mine inside which made it abandon it's eggs, I now have them in an incubator. Luckily another of my female ducks is now sitting on other eggs inside their pen.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's a great Muscovy mom I wish I knew this before I moved mine inside which made it abandon it's eggs, I now have them in an incubator. Luckily another of my female ducks is now sitting on other eggs inside their pen.

I maybe old school but why not give them a nice private spot inside a safe house so they don't have to sit in all that weather and possibly get taken and killed by a predator. My girls lay in their houses and I have peace of mind they are safe. But I do like to keep them around a long time.

 

[chrissyr]

So my muscovies were raised by a chicken. She's been away for a while but they're now by other chickens.
I finally let the new chickens and ducks together.
Then girl ducks wanted to follow the rooster. The drake was hissing and wagging his tail.
They weren't aggressive, they looked excited!
The girls didn't try to bite but touched their beaks to the chickens backs .
Chickens freaked, didn't know what to do.
The ducks were running after them trying to be with them.
Normal? Lol
I separated them cause when the rooster ran, the girl ducks started running with him.
Chickens weren't happy. Ducks looked like they were in heaven
I'm just wondering what normal duck/chicken relationships are

 

[Miss Lydia]

So my muscovies were raised by a chicken. She's been away for a while but they're now by other chickens.
I finally let the new chickens and ducks together.
Then girl ducks wanted to follow the rooster. The drake was hissing and wagging his tail.
They weren't aggressive, they looked excited!
The girls didn't try to bite but touched their beaks to the chickens backs .
Chickens freaked, didn't know what to do.
The ducks were running after them trying to be with them.
Normal? Lol
I separated them cause when the rooster ran, the girl ducks started running with him.
Chickens weren't happy. Ducks looked like they were in heaven
I'm just wondering what normal duck/chicken relationships are

Sounds like some body needs some therapy

 

[Loc20chick]

I maybe old school but why not give them a nice private spot inside a safe house so they don't have to sit in all that weather and possibly get taken and killed by a predator. My girls lay in their houses and I have peace of mind they are safe. But I do like to keep them around a long time.

Their pen have a nice dark private area where the current girl is sitting on eggs, the previous one had that option but chose to hide her eggs outside and when I moved it's nest & eggs (for safety) and locked it overnight it abandoned the eggs that are now in an incubator. There is also a converted dog cage with cartons around it inside their run that other ducks have started laying, I plan on keeping my ducks for a long time that's why I lock them at night