http://uhoh.org/vancouver_sun_ducks.htm Mother duck's 'bird brain' saves ducklings She grabs police officer by pant leg to lead him to her brood trapped under ...
I had to forward this to my husband (who thinks ducks are "not too smart"). I had an incident here about a week or so ago. I've been bringing the babies in at...
I cross-posted this on a couple other groups where I had also asked for advice. I wanted to let folks know the result: When I last wrote, I had been asking for...
My new children's book Meep Finds His Way, a true story of a little blind duck who finds a home and love is now available. Illustrated in full color by Maureen...
November 2, 2008 ~ North Oxford, Massachusetts. Boston Poultry Exposition, Inc. 159th Annual Show. Contact: Stephen Blash, 50 Ennis Rd., North Oxford, MA...
We have raised our 6 Muscovys with 60 chickens and fed them as we fed the chicks - organic broiler food. At 9 weeks the chicks have gone on to bigger and...
Muscovies are remarkably adaptable and free rangeing along with some layer pellets should be ok. Remember layer pellets have about triple the normal amount of...
How will you keep the ducks out of the goat and dog food? They will eat their feed, and if they can, eat any other feed they can get their bills on. LOL, but...
... The only feed the goats get is hay and if the ducks want some that's fine. The dogs get fed once or twice a day and will defend their food. I think that...
I couldn't figure out why my lab is so fat. I've been giving her measured diet dog food for the last 8 months. I just discovered that she's been eating on the...
My five year old Muscovy Female who is acting fine other than this cough. She drinks and eats like normal and her dropping are normal at this point . She does...
Hello I am new not only to this site but also to raising Muscovy ducks. I am a bit perplexed as to how to tell the difference between the male/female. I was...
The turned up tail feather (drake feather) works for some breeds of ducks, but Muscovies don't have them. Mallard and most domestic breeds do have drake...
Thanks Terry W., Â I guess for sure I have a male! He chases my three dogs like crazy!!! Hence the name Chaser. Thanks for the help! Laura Thanks Terry W., I...
Muscovy duck boys do not have that turned up feather thing going on. They are much larger, have more red around their face, bigger feet etc Only the Mallard...
Hi Laurie. I have no less than 15 muscovys and they are my favorites. Males are much bigger than females and the voices are very distinctive. I describe the...
Unless you have a weirdo like mine that squawks like a chicken because you
take her babies in at night--Sherry ... From: Bill Date: 10/12/2008 8:15:21 AM To:...
Princess doesn't like to be caught. She goes in the barn at night with her
older babies (12 week olds) & the other ducks. The babies are only 2 weeks
old &...
I have been looking on line for info about raising Muscovy's but haven't found much. Any recommendations? I would prefer on-line to buying a book for obvious...
Go back through the archives of this group. it is easy, just click on the link down below and then click on "messages." The info you will find will be better...
My first 200 copies of Meep Finds His Way, a true story about a little blind duck, have arrived and are available for immediate delivery autographed. Help me...
Hi Eunice, I'm not Jim, but I asked a question a while back but didn't really get any concrete answers. I have a flock of 3 adults and 12 juniors (nearly full...
My baby mallards just hatched yesterday. Mom took them out exploring in the yard today and they fell in the pond and couldn't get out. I came home and she was...
I would take them away (at least most of them) and put them under a light. (heat lamp that you get from a grain store) THEY need to be at 90 degrees for a...
