muscovey duck

We have a Muscovy at our pond that has a nest and an injured leg. Is it best to just let her be? She hops around, swims, eats etc. She just kind of drags the bad foot.

Does anybody else have a Muscovy hen that will absolutely NOT let anyone know where she is nesting? Her name is Lillie, and she is like Houdini. We have tried following her without being seen, but I swear she is psychic and will stop and go somewhere else and hide, making us believe we have...

For context…my husband witnessed some tiny ducklings run over by a dump truck on his way home from work in late May. He stopped to check on them and found one duckling was alive and wasn’t hit. Mom was nowhere to be found. He brought it home, and my 15-year-old daughter took it in to raise as...

Hey, my muscovy duckling is 1 month old, am i right in saying its a male? I have no other ducklings to compare him to but its looking rather masculine to me 😅 any help is appreciated, thanks

I currently have 3 Muscovy eggs in my care. Today is day 31 and I’ve started to worry. Firstly - I have never seen them move. Even in water. And Secondly - 2/3 are developing dark spots on the shell where the duck is almost like it is going rotten When hold a torch to the eggs they look...

Are muscovy easier to keep with chickens than mallard breeds? My friend suggested muscovy, saying they don't need water as much as mallard breeds, so their runs are easier to keep clean. How true is this? What is everyone's experience on keeping Muscovy ducks with chickens vs keeping mallard...

We have a beautiful drake who has babies on the way and he will kill them when they hatch so we have made the decision to try and find him a GREAT and loving home if there is anyone local who can provide that for him. He is HUGE and BEAUTIFUL. He is also friendly. He of course loves his swimming...

Hi everyone! My pet duck who is a year and a half old, suddenly stopped eating. She’ll pick up the food, shake her head and then spit it out. She’s drinking plenty of water and she’s acting exactly the same. She’s just as chatty and she’s still foraging during the day. The only other...

I have two muscovy ducks. The female laid her first egg last Friday. She chose one of the holes she made on the ground as her nest. Last morning and earlier this morning, however, she laid another 2 eggs in the duck house, which means she has two different nests in two different locations. I'm...

Background Info: I have a muscovy That I rescued when he was A day old. I tried for 4 months to integrate him with other ducks. Every time I would step outside He'd latch onto my ankle in a tantrum and try To get in the car with me or come inside. He was petrified of the other ducks . I...

Four month ducks need a home! They’ve been together since they were five days old. I live in the valley in California, any tips? Ive called sanctuaries but they’re unable to take them.

Hi can anyone please help us!!! We have 5 muscovies 3 girls and 2 boys. Both of are boys are really aggresive and i dont know what to do anymore, the youngest one is by far the worst i have tried everything with him what people say works online, pinning him down, putting him on his back, walking...

Hi All, I’m brand new to this forum and a novice with poultry. We have a week old Muscovy duckling which was the only survivor from a clutch of 4, we have had it in a brood box for a week. It was doing very well until today. It’s now droopy and not moving too much. We had a clutch of Guinea...

I’m treating bumble foot with Epsom salt soaks, Chlorhexidine soaks, as well as other things but I need some advice on who you successfully set up a soaking area that they can’t readily drink. I’ve heard people say they use small tubs or bowl or buckets but how do you get them to keep their feet...

I have a flock of 2 drakes and 5 ducks, theyre in a closed coop with three roosters. I went into the coop today and one of the ducks had a broken neck. Nobody else was injured or dead. There was no blood, no apparent puncture wounds. I checked to see if she could have got stuck somewhere but...

My name is Hayder. I do not own any birds now but we used to own chicken, ducks and pigeons when I was a boy/teen. Although it feels like a long time ago but they certainly left their impression and i always loved birds. I wanted to join this online community to get better education about...

Hello fellow duck lovers!! I have 4-5 Muscovys I need to find loving homes for. I don’t want them eaten because I love them. I’m in Gettysburg, PA. Free! This picture has Dad, “Blue” and mom “LuLu” !

I wanna get some ducks and I want to get a quiet breed. I want to get some Muscovey's since they're quiet breeds but apparently, they're also good flyers, if I get one will it fly away? Has anyone else had issues with their Muscovey's and flying?

Hey everyone! For the last few weeks, a mama Muscovy duck and her babies would come to our backyard to eat and sleep. We don't own them and they just like to roam around out neighborhood. They follow a strict schedule with things and go to a place where they sleep at night. They come to our...

Hi everyone! I see a female Muscovy duck with 9 babies, and recently I noticed that about 3-4 of the ducklings' bills are changing color. They are around 4-6 weeks old. They are darker colored ducklings so they all were born with dark purplish bills. But today, I see some of their bills are...