Welcome to the group Michelle. We've got chickens, guineas, geese & runners, but the Muscovy's are my favorite. My husband didn't really want ducks, but I...
Welcome Michelle. Are you ducklings going to be Muscovy ducks or some other breed? We have alot of Muscovy ducks running around here and we just hatched out...
Sharon, They are going to all be Muscovies. We are getting them from Ridgeway Hatchery in Ohio, they sell brown/white splashes and black/white splashes. Our...
Hey, Michelle and Everyone Else, We, too are new to ducks. Can you tell me about your electric fence? Is is one of the poultry netting kind? What about hawks?...
Hi Lesley! I call my DH chicken/duck enclosesure "Fort Cluck". He has placed six hot wires and six return lines on the outside of the fence and he also laid...
Okay, so I went to the barn Sat. night and found an opossum feasting on one of my Muscovies. (The opossum is no longer with us as a result.) Question: I...
Especially the females are docile and wouldnt fight back if they couldnt get away. I've seen some male Mature Muscovies kick a full grown Swans butt and also...
I guess I thought they had claws on their feet and could do some damage. :sigh: I really love my Muscovies. I think I'm going to have to wait until I move...
p.s...are ducks able to eat grains and such, or is cracked corn the best for them? I feed my Rouen's strictly cracked corn now but saw this post where they...
I give all my ducks a special food depending on the season. Sometime I mix the cracked corn with the duck pellets. I use either blue seal or Poulin brand....
No protein? It's my understanding that corn has a lot of protein...? ... Sometime I mix ... Poulin ... Girls get ... cut up. ... mirror ... for food...
They are just assertive. My female is the head of the flock and they respect her. The rest of the ducks know that when she goes in the pool they get out if she...
Corn has the lowest amount's of protein of all the grains at about 9% if it's naturally dried. Less if it's run through a corn dryer. Oats, wheat and barley...
Can I give my ducks oats from cereal or do you recommend it from the pet supply store? What about giving them cat kibbles for a shiney feathers/coat. I read...
The phrase "a lot" is relative. She said corn doesnt have any. That is mistaken. While we normally associate corn with being hi in carbs because it is, it does...
My experience is ducks arent real crazy about whole oats and wont eat them unless mixed in with about 2/3rds cracked corn in a watery mix/mush. Cracked oats or...
Rodney- I'm sure you mean well and your percentage facts may be correct for some varieties of corn but your summation is all wrong as proven by thousands of...
Scott; I'm a Crop and Livestock Farmer for 46 years. I've raised all breeds and varieties of ducks, geese, chickens , Turkeys and Pheasants. I know how corn...
In general I'd say that a variety of grains would provide a slightly greater range of nutrition than just one source alone and my understanding is that Scratch...
Rod, I guess you've got me beat by about 40 years. I dont know what you mean by "smothers the intestines" but considering the birds get along so well I dont...
I do want my flock to be fatter this time of year but not too fat. I have one Pekin and she has to watch her weight after what happened to her sister who...
We have 6 muscovy's who will be 1 yr old in May. 4 are females. The boss drake, Rambo, is just too funny to watch sometime. We've had a lot of rain the couple...
my Joey(he is 1) wags his tail all day long--esp if we are out there with him and his mate Goldie. he honk and raises his head up and down with the mohawk...
I cant imagine anything being wrong with bread products and I'm not even going to bother with what they say. Bread "IS" Grain and often multi- grain. Yes,...
Scott, LOVED your list of alternative feed sources. I have used many myself. I believe the birds benefit from a variety in their diet, and I know from their...
Sounds like a display of a mature drake. Breeding is soon to follow. Hopefully he will tolerate your other male, but he may try to drive him off. I can usually...
Scott; All the excess fat causes is health problems. The hen will prolapse when they're laying more easily because of the fat. It also put's pressure on the...
