New male

[Masseyy1234]

hey everyone, today I picked up an Adult male Muscovy to add to my flock of four female Muscovys who are just starting to lay for the first time. When I introduced them to him the females started chasing him around pecking at his face and wouldn’t leave him alone. So I ended up separating all but one of the females from him. I want him to breed with them, will they settle down and stop pecking at his face?! The one I left with him was chasing him around in the pen, but he is able to escape her if he really needs to. The pen is a 50’ sea container! He is literally four times bigger than her so I couldn’t see her hurting him too much?! Should I introduce them to him one at a time over the course of a few days? Or just let them all go at him? I don’t really know what to do! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well you need to put him on one side of fencing the girls on the other let them live like that for a few days then let them out together. He has invaded. Their territory . Give them a few days to get use to him.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

hey everyone, today I picked up an Adult male Muscovy to add to my flock of four female Muscovys who are just starting to lay for the first time. When I introduced them to him the females started chasing him around pecking at his face and wouldn’t leave him alone. So I ended up separating all but one of the females from him. I want him to breed with them, will they settle down and stop pecking at his face?! The one I left with him was chasing him around in the pen, but he is able to escape her if he really needs to. The pen is a 50’ sea container! He is literally four times bigger than her so I couldn’t see her hurting him too much?! Should I introduce them to him one at a time over the course of a few days? Or just let them all go at him? I don’t really know what to do! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Why don’t you just keep them separated for a fee weeks and introduce them slowly but at least just let them see each other through a wire fence like you do with chickens.