Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[casportpony]

Can ducks have Amprolium?

Yes. Do you think they need it?

-Kathy

 

[holm25]

Got my scovys!! And when u went to get feed there were goslings for sale.

 

[Buck Oakes]

Its just in the feed I'm giving them now

 

[Buck Oakes]

Got my scovys!! And when u went to get feed there were goslings for sale.

Aw

 

[mymilliefleur]

I'm afraid things have not gone well with my ducklings

. The first day my duck hen got off the nest, she went out with all 14 ducklings, and all seemed to be doing just fine. The next morning when I went out to feed and water, I found 6 dead ducklings in the nest were she had spent the night. Two of them were a about a foot away from the nest. I looked them over, no sign of any kind of trauma or injury. The duck hen had 8 more ducklings with her, but one was slow, and having a lot of difficulty keeping up. I brought it inside, and gave it to my mom to take care of. I took care of the other animals, and went to check the duck hen, but she only had 5 ducklings, 2 had disappeared. Nothing could have gotten them predator wise. We searched, but could not find any trace of them. I chased the duck and her ducklings back into the stall and locked her in. An hour or so later I came back to check on them and the hen was down to 4 ducklings, she had lost another one. I still have not found any dead ducklings, so I have no idea what happened to the 3 missing ones. I made the decision to pull the 4 surviving ducklings and put them in the brooder. They slow duckling died after just a couple of hours. My mom mentioned that the duckling seemed small, and suggested it might be some kind of genetic issue. Thoughts? The 4 surviving ducklings are doing well, but are super skittish. I'm going to try to tame them. Has any one ever had anything like this happen? I not sure what to do now, especially since I have 3 more ducks do to hatch soon.

 

[Scovy Momma]

Some pictures of my Wild and domesticated Muscovys.

So freaking beautiful! I love this one

 

[Buck Oakes]

I'm afraid things have not gone well with my ducklings

. The first day my duck hen got off the nest, she went out with all 14 ducklings, and all seemed to be doing just fine. The next morning when I went out to feed and water, I found 6 dead ducklings in the nest were she had spent the night. Two of them were a about a foot away from the nest. I looked them over, no sign of any kind of trauma or injury. The duck hen had 8 more ducklings with her, but one was slow, and having a lot of difficulty keeping up. I brought it inside, and gave it to my mom to take care of. I took care of the other animals, and went to check the duck hen, but she only had 5 ducklings, 2 had disappeared. Nothing could have gotten them predator wise. We searched, but could not find any trace of them. I chased the duck and her ducklings back into the stall and locked her in. An hour or so later I came back to check on them and the hen was down to 4 ducklings, she had lost another one. I still have not found any dead ducklings, so I have no idea what happened to the 3 missing ones. I made the decision to pull the 4 surviving ducklings and put them in the brooder. They slow duckling died after just a couple of hours. My mom mentioned that the duckling seemed small, and suggested it might be some kind of genetic issue. Thoughts? The 4 surviving ducklings are doing well, but are super skittish. I'm going to try to tame them. Has any one ever had anything like this happen? I not sure what to do now, especially since I have 3 more ducks do to hatch soon.

Your supposed to keep the mom and ducklings in a confined protected area for at least 8 or so weeks, preferably longer. Anything can get those babies or could have happened, even other ducks can kill the babies, not purposely of course, just something small that got their attention. crows snatch them up to. u need to get them some where safe or take the ducklings up from the mother

 

[txcarl1258]

between 50 and 70 in lockdown its sitting on 88

Sounds like humidity could of been an issue. I incubate mine at 30 to 40 and mist them once per day. I had a little over a 50% hatch rate. All that I locked down made it to hatch but one. I lock them down at around 60 to 70%

 

[Buck Oakes]

quite personally i just put water in the incubator every now and then, like when i first out them in there, hen it says 20 to 16 days (counting down) and then around due date, its quite fine for mine, i have a brines incubator and it works perfectly, hatches every time

 

[Alaskan]

Its just in the feed I'm giving them now

I can't remember what is in medicated chick starter.... but is that what you are giving them?

The medicated chick starter will kill ducklings, because they eat more than chicks, so the dose is too high for them.