muscovy duck

Hello, My muscovy ducks have seen to develop wet feathers, and I really need help! I've bathed them today in my bathtub and dried them fully before putting them back with their flock Is there anything else I could do? + How do I wash them? They're really dirty and the dirt won't come off in...

Can goose and Muscovy ducks eat this - it's labeled sweet pea sprouts? I found them in the vegetables section at the supermarket and thought it would be a nice treat. But then I googled and found conflicting information. Some websites say it's toxic, some say it's different from the sweet pea...

We received two Muscovy ducks around 2-3 months ago. At first, we suspected that the black one was a hen and the white a drake. The white duck is considerably larger and has more of a caruncle but not as much as some drakes you see. It is also timid and gets bitten by the black one a lot. I also...

Originally I had gotten 2 muscovy ducklings at 2 days old. Unfortunately one died after a couple months of having them. But I had the female until she was over a year old. It did take me awhile to find another duck that I could get as a friend, but I managed to find an adult (age unknown) just...

I have mule drakes and they mated with my muscovy hen...now she is sitting on eggs. I ate some of her eggs before and thought they could be fertile, but I don't know for sure ( I am a newbie)! So I am just wondering if there will be any ducklings from this? I know the odds are low. And does she...

Hi everyone, I have a little mule baby girl (half muscovy, half magpie duck) named Eagle who had a scab develop on her big foot pad. I'll post some photos. Last night I gave her a warm epsom salt soak for 30 mins and the scab popped off with some effort, only a tiny pin prick of blood that...

So I pulled a stupid and when I clipped my girls' wings after molting I only clipped a few feathers. I thought I would clip more if I thought they might get out of our yard. Every morning they fly 100 feet or so to where the food is and the rest of the time they are just content to waddle...

I have raised two muscovy ducks from ducklinghood: a girl and a boy named Ducky and Dinger, (now about five months old.) I thought it was a good idea to get another lady for Dinger, so two weeks ago I brought home a new adult female muscovy named Jamboree. Two days ago, I woke up to find...

Hey. My name is Sara. Just an FYI - the username sirius is a nod to the Sirius star in case anyone was wondering why it’s spelled that way. I joined because I had a brooding Muscovy hen make a nest and successfully hatch all her ducklings 3 days ago! I have researched the breed and fell in love...

Hi folls I’m wondering about pairings, duckling Colours and so forth. Tick, my drake, is a lavender I believe (I suppose he could be silver as well?) Tock, one hen is sitting on eggs from him. She’s a chocolate pied - what colour ducklings will I get? I got a second duck, Casio. I’m unsure...

Hello everyone, I’m new to Backyard Chickens and this is my first post. Hoping to get some opinions... We have 13 chocolate Muscovy ducks that we hatched from eggs last summer that are almost a year old now—10 hens and 3 drakes. We’ve had ducks for about 20 years but this is our first time with...

I have yearling muscovies and all of their oil glands just seem to not be working properly, some are partially working while two girls just are dry and have no oil at all, they have access to a full yard of grass and have fresh water to bathe in everyday. I don't know what to do about it, all I...

A Member Pages Help my duck wont stop quaking AuthorAshketchum1021 Publish dateToday at 6:35 AM Tagsnoisey ducks nonstopquacking pekin ducks Add page UnwatchAdd bookmark ••• Hi:), I need help please !! I have 2 beautiful ducks one muscovy and one Pekin, that I rescued from a swapmeet...

I saved a white Muscovy duck from a farmer who couldn’t take care of her. She’s now bug free and laying and seems super happy and healthy...Except, she’s not white. She looks dirty and her feathers are crusty feeling. Her oil gland looks great and I see her preening so I’m not sure what the...

I have a amazing black drake muscovy who is 9-10 weeks old. He is fairly independent and very spunky, he allows me and some other people in my family to pet him on the back. But I have 2 drakes out the 3 ducklings I originally got. And we are keeping the other because he is even friendlier...

So I have a question, my male Muscovy duck, the black one, sits on the eggs. He’s the only one. He would get off sometime to come eat and he sees the girl one, he’ll chase he and try to get on top of her. My husband took the eggs yesterday because he’s been on them for like almost a month. And...

Just got my first flock of Muscovy ducks. Have done some reading on genetics and coloring, but hoping someone can help identify the coloring on these ones that seem a little tricky. My best guesses: Muscovy 1: canizie, bib, split to chocolate with barring Muscovy 2: canizie, small bib, split...

Hello, I have 9 muscovy ducklings ranging in age from 5-7 weeks. Last night our pet ferret escaped from the house, made her way to the duck coop, and attacked one of our ducklings. The duckling, named Eggy, was bitten on the back of it's head. There are no large chunks missing but he does have...