What Are They Doing?

[Jen4]

A video of my ducks, Are they doing some kind of mating dance or something?

 

[sourland]

Muscovy conference- very similar to backyard over the fence gossiping.

 

[Jen4]

They do it all the time, its cute & funny.

 

[aduckstolemyheart]

Wish I had some informative answer for you (sadly I don't lol) but I just had to say they sound so cute!

I have NEVER heard a Muscovy before, and they make such silly noises!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Jen, I am soooooo glad that you posted this video. My muscovy ducks do the same thing, ALL THE TIME, and I never knew what was going on. What could this be?

 

[desertdarlene]

I had a hard time watching the video (it kept freezing on me), but it looks like your females were just excited to see each other and were saying "good morning".

 

[Jen4]

Thanks for the input everyone

aduckstolemyheart: Muscovies are cool and the different sounds they make are cute. These 5 are my 1st ducks, got them last summer as ducklings.

kuntrygirl:

I guess maybe they are just chit chatting? Its funny.

desertdarlene: Hate that it was freezin on ya

2 of my drakes got in on the morning greetings too.

 

[Captain Carrot]

the head banging thing...yep that's Muscovies for you. Just their way of communicating with the others. My Peking duck does something similar but she puts her head down and moves it from side to side.

 

[Jen4]

Ok, Thanks Captain Carrot

 

[Goat_Walker]

Mine do that when excited or when they feel like giving attitude to another duck. Especially the females! Lol. Notice how the one duck on the far right has her wings open slightly, as if to make herself look bigger? I always took that as a dominance thing.