Dear ducky friends, Never saw any sign of that swallowed ribbon, but as was pointed out to me by an expert rehabilator friend, i might not have recognized it...
Hi Jani, Happy to hear that Yoyo is back with his friends. Sigh of relief! I am glad that he was taken care of in the meantime, you never know what may have...
Aha! Choc. Rip it is, then. The photo on the MSN group and my website is of the same pair. I have something like 8 choc. rip ducks this year and my choc....
Cat, I am going to ask you to make another guess,maybe easier than the first.I have a duckling that was born April 27,' 06.Pretty sure its a drake its twice...
Okay today well tonight was the first time I candled the eggs under my lavender hen (Recap shes my first setting duck ever!!!) Anyway I only lifted one out and...
I haven't had ducks since I was a child... now I have decided to raise them again but I know diddly about their egg laying habits. One of my Muscovy hens...
I had 30 Muscovy ducklings born to two first time mothers around the 24th of May.At first one of the moms was really rough with the ducklings and really took...
Are you sure they have not laid eggs and buried them under a deep area of shaving or hay. I found some eggs today that were really down deep. ... From:...
Christy, He's blue. ! Blue pied, most likely. Blue has a wide color range to it, and were you showing birds a lighter, paler blue is desirable. Dark blue...
hi, a reasonable reputable source once told me that in the "wild", only 20%ish of ducklings survive. this is not all due to predators... all little babies are...
Well I looked.. I went out and dug around but no more eggs. I have no idea why she just stopped laying eggs. About the time it started raining she stopped...
The one with the broken leg ??? You cant tell him from the others unless you catch him and see the taped leg.I used a clear waterproof medical tape that we...
Cat, Thank you for the information-I assumed unless something drastic happened he would be some sort of blue.My 'scovys are just for pets,so at this time I am...
Actually a 20% survival rate on wild ducklings sounds pretty close to true to me.Thats all you have to do is raise some in a large area and you can see how...
I'm not really caught up on colors, either. I have a LOT of varieties but really my favorites are the pieds. They're 'common' but they can be so pretty, IMO....
Dear Shirley, I am so sorry for you! I don't know the answer to your questions though. I am sure you will have other responses from more experienced folks. ...
Hello, I just joined this group to learn about Muscovy ducks. I will be retiring soon (July 1) and want to get some Muscovy ducks to mess with. I already have...
Ron Hodson
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Jun 4, 2006 11:26 am
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Hi Everyone, You may remember my call for help when a hen created a nest in my second story window box. Well, Sadie had 4 eggs hatch; and overnight, she got...
Welcome to the group. I have 4 muscovies, a muscovy-pekin mix and a pekin. The muscovies have great personalities and are really comical. They can also be ...
Hi Ron and welcome to the group! I adore Muscovy ducks! There is a wonderful rescue and rehab group in NC .. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue. You might check with...
Terry, Thank you and Tiff for the welcome. Also, thanks for the info. I have contacted Jen and another person near the coast and the one near the coast does...
Hi Ron, Welocme to the group. Good choise to go fo muscovies. They are very social and happy ducks, and I am sure you will have a lot of fun with them. Please...
Duck X-ray reveals 'alien head' The International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia plans to raise funds with an unusual duck X-ray. The bird came in...
Peter, Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of starting with one drake and three or four hens. I have a 1/4 acre fenced pasture I was planning to start them...
Ron Hodson
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Jun 6, 2006 12:54 am
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Hi Ron, The space sounds just perfect for them! I think you should pen them for at least two weeks before you let them out in the pasture. If you don't clip...
Hello everyone I just added a new member to my flock she is a white hen with a little black around her head, I'm not sure of the age but at least a year and...
Hi Chris, I think that she was already in her laying mode, she must have layed eggs at her previous home. Once the eggs are developing inside the bird, she...
