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- Feb 21, 2016
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That makes sense but I cant keep 4 ducks. They are backyard pets. I have a relatively small yard, plenty big enough for two ducks, but 4 would be pushing it. I have been raising ducks for 7 years. Ducks aren't new to me but this particular combination of ducks is new...it's been 3 years with Persi (Ancona) and two years with Lucy. Persi's biological sister (we hatched both of them) died from egg binding when we were away for a weekend. Our poor duck sitter never saw it coming. We had the opportunity to get Lucy at 2 days old from a local farm so that persi would have a companion. Persi slept inside with us and even came to work with me for a time so she wouldn't be lonely while Lucy got bigger (we had three other muscovies but they were all males so we found them good homes when they got bigger and Lucy and Persi could stay together).
I would like to add, if you get another mallard derived duck, you should also get another muscovy. Otherwise, she will be the odd one out.
May I ask how long you keep your ducks?
I should clarify- the three male muscovies were ducklings and siblings of Lucy. We found them a new home when Lucy was big enough to be with Persi unattended. We even tried to keep one muscovy male but it was too much for poor persi and he was a bit aggressive with my husband, despite being hand raised. So we quickly found him a new home.