Muscvoy Ducks biting each others back

[duckstogoaround]

But yes we do have a ton of room just for them, however at night we have a fairly small chicken coop with the roost token down and they tend to get pushy while in there. @City farm

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They do look like hens, perhaps at that age with no male they are a bit frustrated.

 

[Michael OShay]

Thank you all for the quick responses , I'll check the duck section and post this however I'm sure they are both hens.

You're welcome.

 

[duckstogoaround]

That might be it but we only have them for egg production, pest control, and companions. Is that a fact that they will get antsy if they don't mate?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Most poultry become a bit off when they are reaching sexual maturity and laying, they will eventually calm down and accept their situation. A lot of them will address the pecking order again too, as they go from kids to adults so it might just be hormonal stuff.

 

[duckstogoaround]

We also have a fairly small hut for them at night and they have been jumping out of it, and tonight we found a feather covered in blood. I started freaky out, assuming that the feather belonged to the weaker duck and the alpha duck pulled it out. Will this affect the health of the duck? How can we stop it and is this super bad because I'm very worried about the weaker duck?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It should be fine, sounds like it was a blood feather, one that was still growing. You may have to stop confining them so much and figure out a way for them to have more room to get away from each other at night, they are too big to want to sleep together.

Edited to add muscovy roost like chickens, so make sure you are providing roosts, the higher the better.

 

[duckstogoaround]

We are prepared to move them to a chicken hut. It's big, however the roost was taken out but we can always put in another one. Thank you so much!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Cute, both baby and duck. Some of my muscovy hens will roost 20 feet up in my shed rafters next to the appenzeller hens.

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC. Love the pictures of your ducks!