wunderlong88
Chirping
- Apr 5, 2022
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am wanting to raise Muscovies. I have a very large brood area, chicken coop and run that I can keep them in but my goal is to have them free range on my predator prone 25 acres. I have a large creek full of water all of the time. I ordered white Muscovies from a hatchery in October and they were slow, fat and even at 3 mos barely could fly. They did not seem to care much about hanging out on the water and slowly were picked off by predators during the day (at night they went in the coop with the chickenks) even though the females were fly pretty good the males still were not. We finally butchered the last 2.
I am wondering if I got the wrong kind of Muscovies. I need a more wild and able to survive kind. Is their a hatchery or seller of a type that might fit the bill? Are black ones closer to the wild ones?
Also, in the past I've tried keep other types of ducks with little success but did not have a safe place for them to go at night. But I never lost them during they day as they stayed near or on the water mostly. I now have the set up for any type of duck that can survive free ranging during the day and can be trained to go into the coop at night. I keep 20-30 chickens free range and have occasional losses but for the most part they survive free ranging all day and lock themselves in at night.
Can I keep other types of ducks with the Muscovies? I would consider raising a mixed flock. I would like the Muscovies for meat and the others just to enjoy on the my creek and occasionally eggs.
I would love anyone's thoughts about this and a source to find a type of Muscovy that will work for me, if that is possible.
Thanks!
Linda
I am wondering if I got the wrong kind of Muscovies. I need a more wild and able to survive kind. Is their a hatchery or seller of a type that might fit the bill? Are black ones closer to the wild ones?
Also, in the past I've tried keep other types of ducks with little success but did not have a safe place for them to go at night. But I never lost them during they day as they stayed near or on the water mostly. I now have the set up for any type of duck that can survive free ranging during the day and can be trained to go into the coop at night. I keep 20-30 chickens free range and have occasional losses but for the most part they survive free ranging all day and lock themselves in at night.
Can I keep other types of ducks with the Muscovies? I would consider raising a mixed flock. I would like the Muscovies for meat and the others just to enjoy on the my creek and occasionally eggs.
I would love anyone's thoughts about this and a source to find a type of Muscovy that will work for me, if that is possible.
Thanks!
Linda