Muscovy Questions

[Crazy Maizie]

When it rains instead of my Muscovy paying in the rain or mud they stand stalk still like statues. While the Runners and B uffs are having a blast.

Yeah. Same here. Only I thought that was because they love it? If they didn't I would think they would run for cover?

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Thanks! I’m just worried about bumble foot becoming an issue. I guess as long as sanitary things are kept up there shouldn’t be any issues.

Bumble foot comes from cuts and bacteria getting in the cuts, not so much rain. I worry too, but not much can be done except for good husbandry practices and keep an eye out for issues. Observing your flock and making adjustments when needed is probably the most important thing you can do.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Do either one of you have a chart or know how I can possibly tell what color my ducklings might be? Like for example one is black with black feet, and a little bit of brown on the chest. The other two have yellow bellies and dark brown backs.

Do you have pics?
Here's a good website: https://alsquackery.weebly.com/muscovy-ducks.html

 

[Quatie]

When it rains instead of my Muscovy paying in the rain or mud they stand stalk still like statues. While the Runners and B uffs are having a blast.

Mine love the water! I wonder if it is the water here . The last time it rained, the Muscovy and my other ducks, fought me beak and nail about going to bed. When we flood irrigate, the Muscovy have a ball. I think that is mostly cause all the bugs come out from hiding in the grass. When we dump the water to refresh it, they always come running to wherever we dumped it.

On a separate note, Muscovy can still jump really high even when their wings are clipped. Mine have no problem going over a three foot fence. I could see them getting over a higher fence and have heard of them climbing fences. A couple of them would jump over the fence to lay an egg and then jump back. Once we incorporated the area, they stopped jumping over the fence. But they could leave at anytime if they choose to.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Do you have pics?
Here's a good website: https://alsquackery.weebly.com/muscovy-ducks.html

Hurray! Great website. Thank you! It looks like they are going to be either blue or black. Or I might have both. I’ll take photos of them in the morning and ya’ll can take a look and see what you think!

 

[BlueHorse17]

Mine love the water! I wonder if it is the water here . The last time it rained, the Muscovy and my other ducks, fought me beak and nail about going to bed. When we flood irrigate, the Muscovy have a ball. I think that is mostly cause all the bugs come out from hiding in the grass. When we dump the water to refresh it, they always come running to wherever we dumped it.

On a separate note, Muscovy can still jump really high even when their wings are clipped. Mine have no problem going over a three foot fence. I could see them getting over a higher fence and have heard of them climbing fences. A couple of them would jump over the fence to lay an egg and then jump back. Once we incorporated the area, they stopped jumping over the fence. But they could leave at anytime if they choose to.

I left the house for a bit and had one of my Muscovy ducklings jump out of a box I had them in in the laundry room. They had to have jumped almost a foot high (I was impressed!). My spouse called me over and was like “there’s a duck behind the dryer” lol! Thankfully it didn’t seem to get hurt when it landed. Pretty active little bugger for not even being two weeks old yet.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Aha! Actually already had a pic of them on my phone. The three Muscovy I have are circled in yellow. Thoughts on possible colorations?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hope you put some type of screen over the box. Old window screens work well to keep the little buggers in.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

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Aha! Actually already had a pic of them on my phone. The three Muscovy I have are circled in yellow. Thoughts on possible colorations?

The two to the left are chocolate and black (maybe pied). As for the totally black one, I'm not sure.
Where did you get ducklings?

 

[BlueHorse17]

Hope you put some type of screen over the box. Old window screens work well to keep the little buggers in.

I ended up transferring them into a little pop-up enclosed puppy pen.