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They eat grass and some plants... but won't eat lettuce or spinach or other leafy greens that we humans eat. Silly Geese. ;)

Thank you. I can't get anything without pesticides, unfortunately. And here they use stronger pesticides that are usually banned in the states. :( Oats are available. I am assuming UNCOOKED? Is one type better than another? It is rainy season here, so any food I put out will get...

Just posting to give an update. I recruited a friend, and we clipped One Wing. I thought to try that first to see how it goes, and if she still can get over the fence... we will do the other. This morning I had a scare. Before my friend arrived, Lucky flew to the top of the fence...

Thanks. We have no duck feed or pellets here in Panama... at least not where I am in the Western Highlands. I will need to improvise. Thank you for your input. :)

The chicken feed is corn. That's all they have for birds here. Good to know I can use the crumble and I will have to search for nutritional yeast. I am not sure it is available here... the only option would be the little "organic" (and extremely over-priced) health food store... they...

Oh no, I have been feeding my geese corn for years. Unfortunately we are limited here. When I ask for specific "goose" or "duck" food, they look at me like I have 5 heads! haha. Corn is the feed for all "aves" (birds). Sounds like I will need to get creative. Yes, she is beautiful...

oh, thank you! Good to know! I just tried to do it by myself, but she is too squirmy so I must recruit a friend.

Hello again... one more question about my domesticated female Muscovy. She is now 3 months old. I have been feeding her "Starter Crumble" along with lettuce and peas (which she loves)... Now that she is no longer a duckling, I know I need to transition her to something other than the...

Thank you. :) And thank you for your response above. Just did a little YouTube video-ing and feeling much more confident about clipping Lucky's wings.

Thanks. I was thinking this might be a solution, though I know nothing about wing clipping! Time to Google! :-)

Hello :-) So, my female Muscovy duck is approaching 3 months of age. She is 100% domesticated, and I am committed to keeping her. From what I understand this breed of duck can fly, but doesn't fly very far. She is starting to take flight, just enough to fly over the fence into the...

Thank you! Yes, she is adorable. It is great to know what kind of duck she is. And yes, she trills... so Lucky must be a girl! :-) I feel like that could make things a little bit easier. Currently she is perched on my lap... one of her favorite places, even better than top of the foot...

Thanks, Miss Lydia. :) Lucky still doesn't quack, just little chirps of happiness. I certainly will send a video when the quacks start coming. ... Currently on my foot! LOL I love this little ball of feathers. Thank you!!!

Thank you! I don't know if Lucky is male or female yet. My intuition tells me it's female. How will I be able to tell? And if Luck is a female, will she too be looking to mate... or is it a different situation? Thank you in advance. All the advice I am receiving from this forum is...

Hello again... So since I have decided to keep Lucky Duck, I am reading as much as I can. I keep seeing that it is important to keep more than one duck. I understand that. The problem is, I am not in a position to add ANOTHER duck to the family. I might be able to do this in a year or two...