New Muscovy Parents in NC

[Caitlin Chicoli]

Hi, pretty ducks! The members that hang out on the duck forum @Jener8or provided a link to should be able to assist. Best wishes!

Thank you!

 

[Caitlin Chicoli]

they are so beautiful. i’m sorry about noodles.( i have a little pekin girl named noodle ) nice to meet you, love the pics! View attachment 3961938

Thank you! It was hard seeing him go without knowing what happened. The vet did so many tests too. Do you have a picture of your Noodle? I'd love to see her!

 

[Caitlin Chicoli]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Thank you! This group has been a lifeline since we got our ducks!

 

[Caitlin Chicoli]

Welcome. There are many duck people here to help.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/muscovy-hens-fighting.1631079/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/muscovy-hens-fighting.699124/

Thank you for the links!

 

[Caitlin Chicoli]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry you lost Noodles. Definitely stop by our Ducks forum, @Jener8or has left you with the link above.

Welcome to our community!

Thank you! It was hard losing him. He was the sweetest duck and never pooped on us!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Thank you! It was hard seeing him go without knowing what happened. The vet did so many tests too. Do you have a picture of your Noodle? I'd love to see her!

sure! this is noodle , and noodle with some friends! lol “a picture of your noodle”

they have 2 other pools that are bigger - currently we have 15 ducks, 2 geese, 3 chickens.

 

[Jenbirdee]

i was thinking about your
dilemma with them fighting after you hold them . in my experience most duck fighting is about rank - who is the alpha and so on -
And one thing I do sometimes if a duck or a goose or even a chicken is being naughty (a bully) I pick them up and hold them for a while in front of all the others (and they hate it!), but it’s to show them that I am the alpha.
Perhaps when you put them down, you have asserted your “alpha-ness” and now they feel like they have to fight for position

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Glad to have you here in this fun loving poultry community.

 

[Caitlin Chicoli]

sure! this is noodle , and noodle with some friends! lol “a picture of your noodle”
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they have 2 other pools that are bigger - currently we have 15 ducks, 2 geese, 3 chickens.

I didn't even think of how that sounds out of context! She's so pretty! That's so many. We can barely get it together with our two! Do they all live together?

 

[Jenbirdee]

I didn't even think of how that sounds out of context! She's so pretty! That's so many. We can barely get it together with our two! Do they all live together?

no no , each species has its own section of the yard and there’s also a common area that I let them take turns free ranging in.
My chickens used to live with my ducks, but the chickens were bullying the ducks and also I recently got a drake so we wanted to make sure he can’t attempt to mate any chickens. (drake +chicken hen =injury / or death)
the geese just want to murder everyone (except for me -hehe) so they have always had their own space.