Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences raising Muscovy ducks! We live in Florida and we have wild Muscovy ducks in our neighborhood. They forage in all our neighbors yards, but seem to like hanging around at our house. Yesterday we had 16 in our yard! 8 drakes, 5 hens and 3 ducklings. They are so friendly and bring joy to all our neighbors!
Feral/invasive, not wild. They are not native. They are probably less harmful than invasive iguanas, but it is often a good idea to harvest/eat invaders so that native species can rebound. That said, mallards can hold their own and wood ducks nest differently than muscovies, so might not be in direct competition (except for food?). Those are the only wild ducks I found common in the Panhandle.
I'm so glad to find your Muscovy videos. I got some last year in the spring. I we given about 20 ducklings. Little did I know that my flock would multiply so quickly. I now have 81. OH MY. We are getting ready to process a bunch.
I have to say that Muscovies have ATTITUDE !! I have a 5 week old duckling in my bunch that will stand up to a full grown Embden gander ! I do wonder if my black drake has lilac DNA because my hen is a lilac and about 12 of my 18 ducklings look like they will be lilac.
Haha! Yes, they can have some real SASS about them, especially the drakes. Your drake does sound like a lavender carrier then because it is a recessive gene and you'd need a second copy to get lavender ducklings.
Your muscovy videos are by far the best on UA-cam with the most detailed information. Strange that muscovies are still such a rare livestock in most parts of the world. This year I had to hatch three clutches of ducklings in the incubator since the chicken hens kept sitting with the broody muscovy hens, stealing their eggs or pushing them out of the nest. It was a lot of work, but these birds are so much calmer around us and our dogs and this works really well on our small 1/4 acre property.
What method do you use for incubating the duck eggs and what type of incubator do you have? I would love to hear more about your success in hatching them. And thanks so much for your kind words, I do really appreciate the encouragement and feedback as love to produce educational content.
@@FableHillFarm I use a still air incubator that is very much like a german clone of the old styrofoam hovabators. Temperature is at 101,5 F (100,5 F during hatching). I hand turn three times a day and keep the humidity around 35%, but always below 40%. This seems to be critical for muscovies, they need to lose a lot of moisture through their waxy shells. There is a very good thread about that on the backyard chicken forum. Most people incubate them too moist and then they can't turn and pip because there is not enough room for them. I even noticed my hatching rate was lower when we had warm humid weather, down to 11 out of 24 fertilized eggs. On the other clutches I got 8 out of 12 and 9 out of 10. It needs some fine tuning I guess.
@@Gandalf-The-Greenwow I should have learned this earlier. Just lost 2 nearly ready ducklings. Had to bring out the remaining eggs because a hen akways destroyed eggs at the ducks nest. Bsh. So stinky and frustrating for duck and humans. The whole December we built new coops and fences, now the 5 moscovy ducks have their own area. The broody duck started laying yesterday. First I kept the vital 2 eggs at a heating mat what I had for my first baby chicks. But spraying water every 3 hours. Than my incubator from Amazon arrived. I kept the eggs at 37.8 Celsius and 70% humidity.... After 31 days I was about to give up, but there was motion in one egg. So I started to open the egg. This was a fault... the nose was outside and baby was not able to pick the shell anymore and the developement was about 2 days behind. The second egg had no motions and negativ flow test, but after opening just a bit day 32, I saw breathing. Ok. So after the first died 😢 I did not open the second more... but in this case the bird did not move to the correct position and the head was at the wrong side. We realized this at day 34... day 33 still breathing visible. We opened and saw that there was still a bit unused yolk. So after all this nervwrecking time and expensive buildings and orderings I am kind if done with helping in natural processes. I am not less frustrated than my sweet duck that wants to get babys since 10 or 11 weeks....
(Wife typing) Hello! Thank you so much for this video! I have a question. I have been breeding various poultry for 7 years now, but have always housed everyone together for winter. This year, I'd like to pull the Muscovies out for their own permanent location as you have. My question: we live in Iowa and get nasty winters as you do. Do you have or could you make a video on northern winter accommodations and ideas, and particularly what you do during those nasty blizzards and temperature drops? This is our first year with goats as well, so I would even benefit from a generic run down of blizzard prep for them as well. We have Nubians, and I am so worried about their hanging ears!!!! Thank you!
Love the information. Thank you! We are new to Muscovies and so far absolutely love them. We're also in Michigan too, the UP. Do you worry about the dog houses as nesting spots and predators? Something we have a lot of unfortunately. We lock ours up every night in the duck coop and they have to be in a enclosed run..I'd be worried about leaving them in the run in a "nest" that was not in the coop where we're at.😬😬 Do you find that's ever an issue? Will they sit a nest in coop with other Muscovies sleeping close by?
I don’t personally worry about predation, but we have a livestock guardian dog so I know my birds are very likely safe. Muscovies are incredibly adaptive and do well nesting in a lot of different situations. I will do a video in a month or so on nesting habits and next box ideas. They will co-nest and/or nest in a more colony like situation if size of nesting areas and resources are truly adequate.
Thank you for your advice last time! It gave me peace about what to do. Another question- can the daddy drake mate with daughter hen? Sorry if you talk about that before, I can’t remember.
You're welcome Honey! I don't think inbreeding becomes an issue until it happens for consecutive generations without culling birds and getting some new genetic diversity from outside birds/sources. I am sure in the wild, ducks mate with their daughters all the time so I wouldn't worry about it.
Hi, i'm new to your channel, but love it already. We live on the edge of the village, I already have a variety of hens (10 roughly) the hens are free range and have access to surrounding field ( and the odd neighbours garden (oops) We've a biggish garden, roughly over a quarter of an acre. While they are likely to have a waddle down the lanes, how much space do they need outside to have a decent quality of life. Also if I let them go totally free range are they likely to just head for the hills or will they come back? ( my hens always came back) we had ordinary ducks before but they would not come in at night and the Badgers killed them-I think Muscovy is more likely to be able to protect itself? Thank you.
Hi Ruth, thanks so much for watching! Whereabouts are you located? It really depends on what their forage is like, whether they need more or less space. And you must consider, when the flock is larger because of ducklings, they will need more resources. So if you have less space, but feed them enough, you may not have issues with them leaving. It's hard to say, as some birds are more prone to wander I have found. I have only had one hen that never wanted to stick around, and I rehomed her. They can definitely withstand a lot higher level of predation than other ducks. Muscovies are VERY tough birds.
@@FableHillFarm Hi, thanks so much for replying. I'm in Scotland in the U. K. I'm happy enough to feed etc meal ro keep them around, i wondered about cutting flight feathers? But then that puts them more at risk from predators, what do u think? I am so envious of ur lifestyle though obviously hard work. Thanks again Ruth
Hi! I have 3 Muscovy ducks right now. All the rest we’ve raised over the last two years, we’ve given to neighboring farms/ranches. We live in Baja, Mexico and our Mama duck, Speckles is sitting on 17 eggs currently. Question: how many clutches of eggs does a Muscovy duck raise in her lifetime? How long do they live? Thanks for your videos!
hi on your question on telling the sex my father always said the thickness of the legs,males have thicker one hope this is helpful to you i enjoy listening to your infor
We have acreage with a dam on it, but we have fish in the dam. If I have Muscovy ducks free ranging and pooping in the dam will it kill the fish/wreck the dam? Thanks so much
how much space should I have for 5 hens and a drake if i let them free range during the day? I just found your videos yesterday and love them, also in southwest Michigan myself
Mmm..do you mean pen size then? I would say a 12 x 12 pen is a sufficient size, at a minimum, for those birds, considering that they will be less mobile in the winter. Whereabouts are you located?
My hens set two times and not one egg was fertile. They set faithfully. Young drake. I have two Muscovy hens and one drake. Help. What is wrong? They have small pan of water. No swimming pool. Do they need a pool to mate
If all i can find is chicken feed, what do i need to supplement? They free graze and forage a pond and field but never sure what exactly theyre eating. Mosquito hawks they love, funny to watch them chase.
We are going to start a homestead in north spain next to Atlantic Ocean coast. So weather can be pretty windy andy rainy and temperatures can fall down to a few degrees celsius (over zero!). I saw a video saying that this isnt so suitable for muscovies and this makes sense to me cause they come from south america. Still doable and enjoyable for muscovies or better a different breed?
@@marcelschroetter8189 Give them a nice, dry, deeply bedded house for the cold months and make sure they have plenty of food and water AND most importantly enough space per bird…they’ll be fine. My birds regularly live through -6 to -12 Celsius with possible lows of - 20 Celsius. Muscovies like rain and that is plenty warm for them. Make sure to factor in wind direction when you build their house and as long as their shelter is adequate, go for it,
@@FableHillFarm meanwhile I figured out that they (or ducks in general?) love rain. So we have very good circumstances for ducks I guess :) Thanks for the advices regarding the housing!
I'm pretty sure I only have one female to start with would really suck if she went off and her flight feathers are developing much faster then the others
We don't, no. We did the first group of birds we got, so they didn't leave the property, but haven't had a reason to since as our ducks don't leave and rarely fly, even if they do, they only lap the property and land.
Hi from nearly spring South Africa. I'm getting 8 or 10 Muscovy ducks in a month or two. (What do you do with all those ducks? You give them to a friend that is moving to a farm. Yippeee) Looks like 2 adult and 8 teenagers. Can't wait to see what colors they are, even if they are only black and white (Pied see I did listen I think) Love you video's and will be hanging on your lips till they arrive and a lot after they are here.
Hello there! Thank you so much for your nice comment and for watching my videos. I so appreciate it. Sounds like you have a wonderful new chapter in life opening up for you, be sure to keep me updated. Do you know if there are other colors present in South Africa besides black?
@@FableHillFarm Hi yes you get other colors. I had a look at the ducks on the weekend and one of the Mommy ducks (not coming to me) is a lilac and there's just white ones aswell.... oh plus another 21 they hatched a new batch in last week so my flock just grow....... we'll see how many make it... I'll only be ready for them probably in middle October......
How many Muscovies are too many? If I have at least an acre or two for them them to graze on (or a garden for them to eat bugs in) would that be a good food source/enough space for them?
It really depends on so many factors; what you are feeding, what your climate is, how many offspring they have, what water sources are available, how nice your neighbor's property is in comparison...
My mama ducks nest got upset by the juveniles any way she only ended up with one duckling! Will that duckling be ok? It's 4 days old seems healthy to me.
I'm sorry Josh, it is certainly not possible to get ducks to the Philippines and I know I have a lot of wonderful viewers there who are also very passionate about Muscovies.
@@FableHillFarm is it possible to get muscovy duck eggs from you by shipping? I will be the one to make it hatch 🥺, we need rare colored here specially silver ones
I would say it depends on three factors; his nutrition, his age and wether he’s in an enclosed space with them or out in the open where he has to exert more energy to mate a single hen.
Hi I have just purchased three brown Muskovy ducks aka females The man I bought them from said they are sex link and if I make them with a black duck All the round Ducklings will be boys Is this true PS you inspired me to buy muskovy s
The term sex link refers to colors in poultry and would make it so you are able to discern gender in birds right away. Here is a great forum topic discussing sex linked chocolate. www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-chocolate-muscovy-breeding-question.925532/ Also, it really warms my heart to hear you say that, so thank you. I hope you love the breed as much as I do! Do you plan to raise them for color, pets, meat, etc?
It depends on your climate....in my climate, here in West MI, they are very seasonal and lay early Spring through early fall, though we pull eggs in the Early spring and late summer to avoid hatching too early or too late in the year. I typically do not see hens lay eggs until their following year after they have hatched.
Hi there! Do you mean feather color being black or white? The color of the feathers should not affect taste at all but a white bird will pluck cleaner because the pins are less visible against the skin.
We have Muscovy Ducks and only a few are black . We live up un Canada and I have a brown an white female that had 3 clutches this year and stole anyone elses babies that she could lol
Hi there! I cannot sell poultry across state lines nor internationally, I'm sorry. You're very far away. Welcome from the US. I hope you can find a local breeder.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences raising Muscovy ducks!
We live in Florida and we have wild Muscovy ducks in our neighborhood. They forage in all our neighbors yards, but seem to like hanging around at our house.
Yesterday we had 16 in our yard! 8 drakes, 5 hens and 3 ducklings. They are so friendly and bring joy to all our neighbors!
Feral/invasive, not wild. They are not native. They are probably less harmful than invasive iguanas, but it is often a good idea to harvest/eat invaders so that native species can rebound. That said, mallards can hold their own and wood ducks nest differently than muscovies, so might not be in direct competition (except for food?). Those are the only wild ducks I found common in the Panhandle.
Pretty good video for a beginner! She has a lot of good info. I've had Muskovy for 10+ years and I approve this message. 😁😆😁
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Haha.
Thank you for such great information. I learned quite a lot!
Thanks for watching!
Hey am Kevin Brown from Jamaica I appreciate your videos so much you teach me a lot over the last few weeks
Thanks so much for your support, I appreciate you watching my channel. I am glad to hear that you are learning from watching my videos. :)
I'm so glad to find your Muscovy videos. I got some last year in the spring. I we given about 20 ducklings. Little did I know that my flock would multiply so quickly. I now have 81. OH MY. We are getting ready to process a bunch.
Oh boy! I know what you mean, they procreate incredibly fast haha. Did you get processing done?
Thought that cricket was at my house lol 😂 thank you. Getting some in a few weeks. So excited! ❤
I have to say that Muscovies have ATTITUDE !! I have a 5 week old duckling in my bunch that will stand up to a full grown Embden gander ! I do wonder if my black drake has lilac DNA because my hen is a lilac and about 12 of my 18 ducklings look like they will be lilac.
Haha! Yes, they can have some real SASS about them, especially the drakes. Your drake does sound like a lavender carrier then because it is a recessive gene and you'd need a second copy to get lavender ducklings.
You're so knowledgeable!! Great content, friend :)
Thanks so much for being the best cheerleader :D
Thanks! Your videos got me much better prepared for my first flock of ducklings to arrrive-- 2 weeks away!
Your muscovy videos are by far the best on UA-cam with the most detailed information. Strange that muscovies are still such a rare livestock in most parts of the world. This year I had to hatch three clutches of ducklings in the incubator since the chicken hens kept sitting with the broody muscovy hens, stealing their eggs or pushing them out of the nest. It was a lot of work, but these birds are so much calmer around us and our dogs and this works really well on our small 1/4 acre property.
What method do you use for incubating the duck eggs and what type of incubator do you have? I would love to hear more about your success in hatching them. And thanks so much for your kind words, I do really appreciate the encouragement and feedback as love to produce educational content.
@@FableHillFarm I use a still air incubator that is very much like a german clone of the old styrofoam hovabators. Temperature is at 101,5 F (100,5 F during hatching). I hand turn three times a day and keep the humidity around 35%, but always below 40%. This seems to be critical for muscovies, they need to lose a lot of moisture through their waxy shells. There is a very good thread about that on the backyard chicken forum. Most people incubate them too moist and then they can't turn and pip because there is not enough room for them. I even noticed my hatching rate was lower when we had warm humid weather, down to 11 out of 24 fertilized eggs. On the other clutches I got 8 out of 12 and 9 out of 10. It needs some fine tuning I guess.
@@Gandalf-The-Greenwow I should have learned this earlier. Just lost 2 nearly ready ducklings. Had to bring out the remaining eggs because a hen akways destroyed eggs at the ducks nest. Bsh. So stinky and frustrating for duck and humans. The whole December we built new coops and fences, now the 5 moscovy ducks have their own area. The broody duck started laying yesterday.
First I kept the vital 2 eggs at a heating mat what I had for my first baby chicks. But spraying water every 3 hours. Than my incubator from Amazon arrived. I kept the eggs at 37.8 Celsius and 70% humidity.... After 31 days I was about to give up, but there was motion in one egg. So I started to open the egg. This was a fault... the nose was outside and baby was not able to pick the shell anymore and the developement was about 2 days behind. The second egg had no motions and negativ flow test, but after opening just a bit day 32, I saw breathing. Ok. So after the first died 😢 I did not open the second more... but in this case the bird did not move to the correct position and the head was at the wrong side. We realized this at day 34... day 33 still breathing visible. We opened and saw that there was still a bit unused yolk.
So after all this nervwrecking time and expensive buildings and orderings I am kind if done with helping in natural processes. I am not less frustrated than my sweet duck that wants to get babys since 10 or 11 weeks....
(Wife typing) Hello! Thank you so much for this video!
I have a question. I have been breeding various poultry for 7 years now, but have always housed everyone together for winter. This year, I'd like to pull the Muscovies out for their own permanent location as you have. My question: we live in Iowa and get nasty winters as you do. Do you have or could you make a video on northern winter accommodations and ideas, and particularly what you do during those nasty blizzards and temperature drops?
This is our first year with goats as well, so I would even benefit from a generic run down of blizzard prep for them as well. We have Nubians, and I am so worried about their hanging ears!!!! Thank you!
Love the information. Thank you! We are new to Muscovies and so far absolutely love them. We're also in Michigan too, the UP. Do you worry about the dog houses as nesting spots and predators? Something we have a lot of unfortunately. We lock ours up every night in the duck coop and they have to be in a enclosed run..I'd be worried about leaving them in the run in a "nest" that was not in the coop where we're at.😬😬 Do you find that's ever an issue? Will they sit a nest in coop with other Muscovies sleeping close by?
I don’t personally worry about predation, but we have a livestock guardian dog so I know my birds are very likely safe. Muscovies are incredibly adaptive and do well nesting in a lot of different situations. I will do a video in a month or so on nesting habits and next box ideas. They will co-nest and/or nest in a more colony like situation if size of nesting areas and resources are truly adequate.
@@FableHillFarm thank you for the reply..can't wait for the next video.😍
Thank you for your advice last time! It gave me peace about what to do. Another question- can the daddy drake mate with daughter hen? Sorry if you talk about that before, I can’t remember.
You're welcome Honey! I don't think inbreeding becomes an issue until it happens for consecutive generations without culling birds and getting some new genetic diversity from outside birds/sources. I am sure in the wild, ducks mate with their daughters all the time so I wouldn't worry about it.
Hi, i'm new to your channel, but love it already. We live on the edge of the village, I already have a variety of hens (10 roughly) the hens are free range and have access to surrounding field ( and the odd neighbours garden (oops) We've a biggish garden, roughly over a quarter of an acre. While they are likely to have a waddle down the lanes, how much space do they need outside to have a decent quality of life. Also if I let them go totally free range are they likely to just head for the hills or will they come back? ( my hens always came back) we had ordinary ducks before but they would not come in at night and the Badgers killed them-I think Muscovy is more likely to be able to protect itself? Thank you.
Hi Ruth, thanks so much for watching! Whereabouts are you located? It really depends on what their forage is like, whether they need more or less space. And you must consider, when the flock is larger because of ducklings, they will need more resources. So if you have less space, but feed them enough, you may not have issues with them leaving. It's hard to say, as some birds are more prone to wander I have found. I have only had one hen that never wanted to stick around, and I rehomed her. They can definitely withstand a lot higher level of predation than other ducks. Muscovies are VERY tough birds.
@@FableHillFarm Hi, thanks so much for replying. I'm in Scotland in the U. K. I'm happy enough to feed etc meal ro keep them around, i wondered about cutting flight feathers? But then that puts them more at risk from predators, what do u think? I am so envious of ur lifestyle though obviously hard work. Thanks again Ruth
Good explanation and detailed information👍👍👏👏
Thank you for being an avid viewer and supporter, I appreciate you watching :)
Not over State line, but are you allowed to export the eggs to another country?
No unfortunately I do not believe so.
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When would you typically cull layers and how is the meat from the older birds?
Hi! I have 3 Muscovy ducks right now. All the rest we’ve raised over the last two years, we’ve given to neighboring farms/ranches. We live in Baja, Mexico and our Mama duck, Speckles is sitting on 17 eggs currently. Question: how many clutches of eggs does a Muscovy duck raise in her lifetime? How long do they live? Thanks for your videos!
hi on your question on telling the sex my father always said the thickness of the legs,males have thicker one hope this is helpful to you i enjoy listening to your infor
We have acreage with a dam on it, but we have fish in the dam. If I have Muscovy ducks free ranging and pooping in the dam will it kill the fish/wreck the dam? Thanks so much
My Muscovy drake has started mounting my Muscovy hen when will it take for it to start laying
how much space should I have for 5 hens and a drake if i let them free range during the day? I just found your videos yesterday and love them, also in southwest Michigan myself
Mmm..do you mean pen size then? I would say a 12 x 12 pen is a sufficient size, at a minimum, for those birds, considering that they will be less mobile in the winter. Whereabouts are you located?
@@FableHillFarm We are in Paw Paw, just west of Kalamazoo!
Well I had 5 of these ducks show up on my pond a week ago. Will they leave or do I now own ducks? If they moved in do I need to build them home?
My hens set two times and not one egg was fertile. They set faithfully. Young drake. I have two Muscovy hens and one drake. Help. What is wrong? They have small pan of water. No swimming pool. Do they need a pool to mate
If all i can find is chicken feed, what do i need to supplement? They free graze and forage a pond and field but never sure what exactly theyre eating.
Mosquito hawks they love, funny to watch them chase.
Definitely get them some nutritional yeast. That should be good if they are free ranging
We are going to start a homestead in north spain next to Atlantic Ocean coast. So weather can be pretty windy andy rainy and temperatures can fall down to a few degrees celsius (over zero!). I saw a video saying that this isnt so suitable for muscovies and this makes sense to me cause they come from south america. Still doable and enjoyable for muscovies or better a different breed?
@@marcelschroetter8189 Give them a nice, dry, deeply bedded house for the cold months and make sure they have plenty of food and water AND most importantly enough space per bird…they’ll be fine. My birds regularly live through -6 to -12 Celsius with possible lows of - 20 Celsius. Muscovies like rain and that is plenty warm for them. Make sure to factor in wind direction when you build their house and as long as their shelter is adequate, go for it,
@@FableHillFarm meanwhile I figured out that they (or ducks in general?) love rain. So we have very good circumstances for ducks I guess :) Thanks for the advices regarding the housing!
Do you ever trim there flight feathers?
I'm pretty sure I only have one female to start with would really suck if she went off and her flight feathers are developing much faster then the others
That said she looks so happy with her new wings I'd hate to take that away from her even temporarily
We don't, no. We did the first group of birds we got, so they didn't leave the property, but haven't had a reason to since as our ducks don't leave and rarely fly, even if they do, they only lap the property and land.
Hi from nearly spring South Africa. I'm getting 8 or 10 Muscovy ducks in a month or two. (What do you do with all those ducks? You give them to a friend that is moving to a farm. Yippeee) Looks like 2 adult and 8 teenagers. Can't wait to see what colors they are, even if they are only black and white (Pied see I did listen I think) Love you video's and will be hanging on your lips till they arrive and a lot after they are here.
Hello there! Thank you so much for your nice comment and for watching my videos. I so appreciate it. Sounds like you have a wonderful new chapter in life opening up for you, be sure to keep me updated. Do you know if there are other colors present in South Africa besides black?
@@FableHillFarm Hi yes you get other colors. I had a look at the ducks on the weekend and one of the Mommy ducks (not coming to me) is a lilac and there's just white ones aswell.... oh plus another 21 they hatched a new batch in last week so my flock just grow....... we'll see how many make it... I'll only be ready for them probably in middle October......
Thank you 😊.
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Muscovy videos are the best I have like 80 😂 I’m in Maine
Hahaha wow! Is that just annually with your clutches that hatch or is that a full time flock?
Hi, does any one know why my Muscovy male has foam coming from his eyes and how to care for their lumpy heads?
How many Muscovies are too many? If I have at least an acre or two for them them to graze on (or a garden for them to eat bugs in) would that be a good food source/enough space for them?
It really depends on so many factors; what you are feeding, what your climate is, how many offspring they have, what water sources are available, how nice your neighbor's property is in comparison...
My mama ducks nest got upset by the juveniles any way she only ended up with one duckling!
Will that duckling be ok?
It's 4 days old seems healthy to me.
Should be just fine as long as mama is keeping an eye. It’ll be a well protected little one ha
I have one that showed up a month ago.
Nice
Thanks for watching!
Will the eggs🥚 hedge if it gets wet
Some moisture is okay, because the mother duck will come back to the nest wet to help regulate humidity of the nest.
how do you catch them for for processing.
With a large fishing net. We have found rubber nets work pretty well as they are very sturdy and don't rip when their talons get stuck in them.
Hi from Canada 🇨🇦
Hello there Samantha. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, I appreciate you!
Will the eggs hedgeif the got wet
I want to get or buy from you but i live in the philippines 🥺
I'm sorry Josh, it is certainly not possible to get ducks to the Philippines and I know I have a lot of wonderful viewers there who are also very passionate about Muscovies.
@@FableHillFarm is it possible to get muscovy duck eggs from you by shipping? I will be the one to make it hatch 🥺, we need rare colored here specially silver ones
How much to raise 500 moskovey to maturity
Informative
can 1 drake successfully give me a good percentage of fertile eggs with 6 females
I would say it depends on three factors; his nutrition, his age and wether he’s in an enclosed space with them or out in the open where he has to exert more energy to mate a single hen.
Hello, do you have muscovy ducklings or hatching eggs available now? I'm in Michigan you can ship to me 😀
Hi I have just purchased three brown Muskovy ducks aka females
The man I bought them from said they are sex link and if I make them with a black duck All the round Ducklings will be boys
Is this true PS you inspired me to buy muskovy s
The term sex link refers to colors in poultry and would make it so you are able to discern gender in birds right away. Here is a great forum topic discussing sex linked chocolate. www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-chocolate-muscovy-breeding-question.925532/
Also, it really warms my heart to hear you say that, so thank you. I hope you love the breed as much as I do! Do you plan to raise them for color, pets, meat, etc?
When do Muscovy ducks lay their eggs?
It depends on your climate....in my climate, here in West MI, they are very seasonal and lay early Spring through early fall, though we pull eggs in the Early spring and late summer to avoid hatching too early or too late in the year. I typically do not see hens lay eggs until their following year after they have hatched.
@@FableHillFarm I'm from East! So, can U tell me how to lay duck egg faster?
If i take my muscovies eggs (because we want to eat them) they stop laying for weeks and weeks.
Exellent help
Thanks so much for watching!
Madam which color of Muscovy taste great as meat white or black
Hi there! Do you mean feather color being black or white? The color of the feathers should not affect taste at all but a white bird will pluck cleaner because the pins are less visible against the skin.
I like
We have Muscovy Ducks and only a few are black . We live up un Canada and I have a brown an white female that had 3 clutches this year and stole anyone elses babies that she could lol
Sorry for the late reply. Sounds like a very persistent momma ha. Some of them just can't help but gather up all the babies and try to mother them.
Hi im from Indonesiaan,I want to keep Muscovy, do you want to sell it for me?
Hi there! I cannot sell poultry across state lines nor internationally, I'm sorry. You're very far away. Welcome from the US. I hope you can find a local breeder.
For me they just not as noses what I like
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