Our local park has this type of ducks. I didn’t realize ducks could eat mice and toads. I guess I assumed they ate bugs and plants. Thanks for sharing these 12 items to know.
Hello Angie Lincoln Dasner it must be cool having them as wild birds, although they are fairly shy, I’m wondering if you get the occasional protective bird that has had enough of people chasing them or bothering them?
I'm pretty sure you've covered everything! I've had them for 8 years and finally penned them when I got tired of duck poop on Everything. Next I'll have to watch the wing clipping video. When they're loose they roost in the oaks
I met a random muscovy duck at the park once and had never seen one before, I had no idea what he was. He was very slow and old, and only coughed at me when I sat down next to him but let me pretty close. He was a very sweet lil guy, all by himself sleeping under a bench and not hanging out with the canada geese and mallards.
Hello I got muscovys 1 boy blue pied two females magpie colour and currently have 24 ducklings they stay in the dam and spend some time in the paddock and I got chickens 4 isa browns 3 light sussex
I love your videos. I rescued two Muscovy ducks and 4 Pekins in July. They’ve been such a great addition to our backyard. 🙂 I’m a wildlife artist so I hope to do some painted portraits of my ducks because I love them so much.
Michael Kensinger hi Michael, that is really cool, I’m glad you’re enjoying your rescue ducks - they are awesome birds and when you finish the portraits, if you post a pic on Instagram, be sure to tag me so I can see. 🖼 🦆
Moat Cottage Homesteading I just followed you on there and I definitely will! I just completed a painting of North American Wood Ducks for a Duck Stamp Contest! I will be posting it September 19th. In any case, thank you for your informative and enjoyable videos! You have a calming voice and are a wonderful teacher! Sending love from Pennsylvania!
The 13th thing to know is that once you've had Muscovies in your life you are permanently addicted. 😊 From the moment I could walk my parents couldn't keep me away from them. They are my favourite bird.
Elizabeth Scott is it best to have ducks socializing with another duck, I have one already and have been seeing around that having at least 2 ducks to preferably 3 is best, but I’m oblivious atm😅
Hi Trey Williams, they do like company. That’s why we say 3 birds because if one dies you still have 2 birds and can get more. They are wonderful birds 😊
RIP Mr. & Mrs. Muscovy- our local river pair that had roosted on the same fallen tree for several years, along with their offspring, the baby Muscovys. Mr. was found deceased in the water at his perch, about a week ago. Mrs. was found almost in the same location, yesterday morning. My grandson and I will miss them horribly and will try to keep track of the children. 😔
Thankyou, i have 9 Muscovy ducks, 3 pekins and 1 runner duck, they all get on well - i learnt early on to not lift up a duck with its bottom facing you :-)
This is kinda of meditational duck keeping Inspirational class. I like your calming style😁😁😁 Thanks for the tips, I've got my 16muscovy ducks recently. Hope you're gonna help me growing them up, via email or here on your channel ♥️
Little Jordan Farm hello Tammy, I am so sorry to hear about your ducks. foxes are definitely a nemesis for the homesteader, In so many parts of the world, they are so devastatingly destructive. I am happy you will be starting over with ducks, that will be very exciting. Many blessings to you and your family. It’s always so lovely to see you.
Hi I love your blog My female Muscovy doesn’t like Mazuri food and you mentioned that you give them grains when they are brooding Can you please tell me what grains they like? She does like cracked corn submerged in her drinking water Please help Thanks Katie
Ok, so I live in South Florida and Muscovys have NO RIGHTS…they’re trapped and there’s no way to know by who or where they’re taken…it’s terribly troubling. I’ve moved into my home by a lake and they show up at my fence…my duck hunting dogs keep them out per se…I’m wondering if you lived in such a situation if perhaps you could devise a construct design for me to make the fence a place for wild ducks to find refugee but remain wild…but perhaps safe from these trappers. I mean a momma came to show me her 13 ducklings a few days ago, and today she has only 3! I’d really love to hear from you..a phone call might be easier considering all the variables…and your wisdom is so precious!
How do I try and make my Muscovy duck hatch their eggs inside their pens rather than outside ? Can I use a tyre as a nestling box what can I feel the nestling box with so as to make laying efficient
My friend keeps a muscovy as a pet. An abandoned duckling came into his garage and he has kept her since. She spends her days in his garden. He has a small tub that she bathes in. She comes into his house at night to sleep. Is there any chance she can be released out into the wild again? He has had for her almost 6 months now and states that he can't keep her forever. She is very sweet and loves meal worms. He has tried to bring other ducks around her but she is not receptive. He is hoping she will go off with a group of ducks but I don't see that happening. Another issue is that she has some angel wing, which can affect her flying.
What would you recommend for keeping a larger number of Muscovys say 3 groups of 8-9 ducks to 1-2 drakes? Should they be separated into 3 pens or all kept together? Thinking of bringing them into a new site to get the bugs like flies, ticks, and mosquitoes under control. They would be kept in pens mostly/overnight but allowed in other areas to forage and eat bugs on a rotational basis. Any advice on this would be so helpful!
Subbed. :) Just starting out (again) with chickens & ducks. Some eggs in the cooker (incubator) already and my impatience is starting to become annoying lol
Hi Stan and welcome to Moat Cottage, it always seems like such a long wait for babies to hatch 😂 Chickens is a long enough wait and Muscovies is just cruel. But both are definitely with the wait. ⏳ 🐣 keep me posted
@@hybs9473 I got six last fall ... lost two over winter ... stuck with three males and one female...plan is to have lots of them but its gunna be awile.
@@brianboe3774 thats kind of a dangerous ratio. Ideally you’d want the exact opposite, one male to 4 females. 3 males can torment one female and they will even pluck her eyes out if they all attempt mating :(
One pool is not enough. Multiple pools with running water. A hose will do fine. Once the pool cracks and breaks take it out so they don't cut their feet. Keep pools in the shade to slow down algae growth. Grow sweet leaf [katuk] for the ducks next to or inside their pens. They love the leaves in water and the shrub offers shade, privacy and will suck up all the excess water and mud. Fav food: thawed frozen green peas. Never trimmed a wing. If the ducks are happy, they wont fly away. Keep an eye on the politics. I keep 17 trained drakes who do fine under supervision.
I always advise 1 pool for every 5 birds and when it is 115F, 46C, algie will grow in untreated water, (no chlorine or other chemical additives) in the shade in a few hours.In cooler weather it is not an issue. Muscovies do love leaves in the water and I agree they like plenty of plants and trees around to feel safe .In Winter when it is raining and the ground is water logged, the only way to suck up the extra moisture from the pools is to use straw. I disagree regarding the wing trimming, my ducks are very happy, have plenty of space and food, but I will still trim one wing - feathers (Like a hair cut), every year to protect them from the predators waiting to eat them when they fly over the fence, because they are inquisitive and dont know what a boundary fenceline is for or what is good for them.
I got 4 siblings about 5 months ago,,and they're pretty much grown . I have a 3 acre pond 40 feet from my back screened in porch. I'm just wondering how to tell drake's from the hens ?
Hi Robert, it should be fairly easy at this age, the drakes are so much bigger. I have a video that should help ua-cam.com/video/Z86kQoSYk_o/v-deo.html
I think you covered the topic quite well . are you worried if your duck eats a cane toad ? commenting , replying and likes '' feeds the algorithm' for your channel and I like that .
I have two male muscovis and one big pool whit a filter and one plastic pool That is dug down to the ground, but they wont bath in any of them! You got any tips to make them bath because they are pretty dirty
My Girls, Teenage ducks and ducklings all love their baths, but my 2 Drakes wont get in either. I have tried everything to encourage them and assist them. They are perfectly happy to stand outside their water bowl and bathe from there, which keeps their faces clean and splashes water everywhere but they can look dirty and shabby, especially before the moult and then in autumn / fall they finally grow their clean new feathers. I don't know why they don't like bathing like the ladies, they did when they were young. But they are parasite free, healthy and happy.
Unfortunately they're an invasive species here in Florida and we had new management at a nonprofit poison a colony of 4 generations of them in early May here in Brandon. I and many local families fed and cared for the injured ones throughout the years, including the old management of the nonprofit. These were great birds and most will eat out of your hand and allow you to pet them.
I understand that they need to manage an 'Invasive species" but that is a brutal way to go about it. I am so sorry, it must be awful to see them taking such actions. I love Muscovy Ducks and they sound very friendly over in Florida
Loved your video. Our town has alot of wild muscovies walking around and we have at least 5 a day come to our house for fresh water. I wanted to make a shallow pond for them with a pump but after watching your video... Looks like I should maybe just use a pool of some sort? Would they be able to get in and out of a small kiddie pool? Any treats I can give them that are healthy for them? Thank-you!
muscovy ducks LOVE cracked corn and mealworms, so you can hand them some unmediated chicken feed as a treat. The ducks shouldn’t have a problem getting in and out of the pool if it’s shallow enough for them and it’s not so high. hope this helps a bit! :)
Hello. I am a muscovy ducks raiser here in the Philippines. I love watching your videos. And it taught me a lot. Lately, i noticed that my ducks' feathers (primary feather they used when they fly) just fell on its own, at first i thought it is just shedding, but i noticed that something is wrong. Then i made my research, based on my observation and appearance of the feathers that shed on my ducks, it seams that the symptoms were like PBFD, is it possible for a muscovy ducks to aquire this disease? Wish i could show you the pictures 😔
So I have a serious question we have a Muscovy hybrid duck and when we looked online they can’t reproduce. the duck has laid eggs but she been sitting on them for months and still no hatching we think the window for laying eggs has expired and we don’t know what to do ? Any thoughts
I live on a boat. Someone dropped a pair off at my marina and someone else took them on but they are moving and it looks like I am adopting them. What should I feed them? I want them to be happy they are so sweet.
Never feed them bread! They like grass, seeds, peanuts, cracked corn, dried oats, lettuce, frozen peas and sliced up carrots small enough for them to eat, mealworms, etc. but never bread
Hello from Queensland. I am Loving your channel (just discovered it and I'm a bit addicted so far. Lol) I am wondering how they are with children generally and if you have any tips there? I am hoping to get 3 or 4 in a few months when I set up for them but wondering if there are any other animals or ducks they don't get along with that you know of. Also, I am a bit concerned about rats, mice and snakes. I know you have mentioned high fences and protecting babies from Crows etc but do you have anything to say about vermon and snakes?
Welcome to Moat Cottage Christine, as with all animals there is always the exception, but I have found if Muscovy Ducks are raised in calm, safe environments, where they’re not getting chased around, they are calm and lovely. They are shy birds so they may make their noise when a human intruder (or family member) is in the yard, that is as far as it goes. I have never had one peck or bother anyone ever. I have had a comment where they had a problem drake, but I never have. Compared to roosters, they are big softies. Muscovies eat Vermon like mice, small rats and I keep all their food secure, so I’m not encouraging rodents, therefore less reason for snakes to visit and I haven’t seen a snake in my yard with Muscovies, but I always keep my eyes open being in the country and in Australia.
How do you tell if you have a drake or a female? I have two Muskovy ducks that are three months old, so they have no Caruncles yet. Please advise. Thank you
Hi I bought these same ducks from someone and the female one was laying when that person had them and now I have them and they are not laying what should I do please
Hi Pamella, it is normal for ducks to stop laying when they are relocated to a new home. Let her settle in, feed her well and when she is relaxed and comfortable, she will lay for you too. Congratulations on your new feathered friends.
Hi Elisa I was just starting on keeping muscovy ducks. How do I say if a muscovu is an adult. Could u ease tell me the approx weight of a adult male and female. And could you tell me how I can tell the difference because the breeder said I have a male and a female but they botha are the same size.
Nuzath Unnissa the adult Muscovies have their full red masks. I don’t have scales now, but in one of my older muscovy videos I mentioned the weight. The boys are very different to the girls in size -almost double. When they are small ducklings they are similar size. How old are your ducks meant to be?
We love our Muscovies and enjoyed your video. Do you have any recommendations on the number of Muscovy Ducks per acre? We currently have a couple dozen grazing in our vineyard and we are not sure yet about the ideal population size.
I’m looking into getting Muscovy ducks. I’m thinking just 4 as we only have 1.8 acres. I’d love to have eggs for eating but the ones I will be getting are unsexed 😬 if I collect eggs in the morning, is there a chance a baby will be in there or fine to eat?
Appreciate this is a year old comment, but for anyone else watching this video late (like me!) wondering the same thing the answer is no. Fertilised eggs need heat to develop, hence why poultry goes broody and sits on them, collecting an egg on the same day and storing it somewhere cool means it won't develop into an embryo and it will be fine to eat.
Hello Frost Hollow Farm, that sounds like a future video. I pressure can, slow cook and roast duck, I even fry parts of it, it’s like chicken in the way you cook it. Muscovy duck is only 2% fat, unlike other duck breeds. 😀
Pls reply me,I have a muscovy who has gone broody and today I saw her running away with a rotten egg in her bill and when I looked in the nest I noticed that there were bits of rotten egg liquid stuff on her eggs and her nest and then she cleaned it up it took her nearly 17 minutes to do it. Will it stop the eggs from hatching?she was away from her nest for that much time .So is it a problem??
Hi Elissa. Hope you don't mind my asking, but how do you dispatch your Muscovy boys? I know it might be a bit controversial for some people but yep, we have plenty of boys and it is time to do the deed. We've used broomstick method for our chickens but will that be OK for the ducks too? Many thanks xxx
Good morning Hannah - evening in your case! LOL! Many thanks. We did the deed over a few weekends - avian flu lockdown helped push us into that decision. What a revelation! Such lean meat - almost like venison - and have been trying all sorts of dishes - duck curry is good! As are burgers! Hope you are keeping well. xx
@@kerryl4031 that honestly sounds delicious. I go to a park here to feed and visit with Muscovies and would love to own some one day when I get a home, but Idk if I could eat them. Ppl say they are tasty! I’d probably feel less bad eating the males if I’m honest...the females at the park are very sweet, and like to eat out of my hand 😭
Morning Hannah. Yes, the girls can be very sweet and I have one male who is huge but friendly. Although there are exceptions to the rule with the girls, some skittish and others cranky but overall hilarious with their "debating" sessions. Apart from the ones that the fox nabbed, the girls haven't been dispatched.
@@MoatCottage no, we just fed them leftovers, maize,rice and other grains and legumes that are left after sorting and whatever they could get from the land.
It depends where you live in the world, what predators you have there and what marks are on the duck and what tracks you can find around the location (if any)
I had two Muscovy ducklings, they turned out to be both drakes. I had kept them in with my 3 bantam chickens, my chickens are very friendly but after around 5 months these drakes were just nasty and nearly killed my chickens I had to separate them, but still caused lots of dramas. I have now sold them. I have since bought 2 larger chickens. I do miss having the ducks (they did have their good moments)was thinking of getting just 1 or maybe 2 female Muscovy and no drake. Would they be suitable to mix in with the chickens? That is if my poor chickens have gotten over the trauma. I live in Brisbane so can’t have too many.
Kard icat I have both ducks and chickens, turkey and guinea hens as well. Oh. And a few geese. The trick is just balance and making sure everyone has enough space. You don’t want more than about 1 male per 5 or 6 females in my experience and typically I keep the male stocking rates even lower. The ladies are just so much nicer! Also, eggs. :)
Hi. i also got 2 ducklings that turned out to be drakes. They are now around 6 months old. they became very aggressive to each other and my family as we didn’t have any other animals with them. we have since gotten rid of one of them and gotten a female to be a mate to the other. the one we kept has calmed down a lot
I mix my ducks and chickens and they are fine if the numbers are in balance (not too many drakes) and also on their personalities. My drakes are very relaxed and don’t cause and dramas but when I have too many, extra teenage drakes it can get a little disruptive and then I know I can’t put off managing the situation for the peace of the homestead.
ThaKingzsouljahPR777 I don’t know about iguanas as I don’t have them and I haven seen them eat a lizard, but I’m sure they would gobble up the smaller lizards, that they find, before I saw. The frogs I see them eat are as big as my Palm, (not including the arms and legs) so it takes a bit of time for them to devour a frog, so I often see that.
sherm dog no you can still have ducks, they just cost more to feed and you have to include greens from the garden (I like to give them a well balanced diet) We don’t have grass all year as it dies of during late spring and Doesnt grow back until autumn rain (if/when we get it) 🌧 🦆 🥬
Why does my moscovy female have more read face then all of moscovies that ive seen in internet ad i have 3 moscovy female but they cant fly they are 1 year old
They do like power lines to roost and dogs love to kill them and the small dogs would chase them to German Shepherd size dogs to kill them , and snapping turtles would kill them , cows , & deer , raccoon's , coyotes , snakes , catfish , bass , pike fish , alligators , owl's , Eagle's , Opossums . They need to stay out of reach of land animal's so they do need to fly . They don't run a way , they come back when the dog's are not around . And watch out for neighbors . Some will kill them quietly some how so they won't scratch their vehicles & so they won't block them from getting out of the drive ways with their vehicles though , & do poop on porches , and outside hallways that are between the house & shed . And if have a kitty pool , need washing once or twice a day each one , & if have goldfish in them , something like a raccoon or Crane bird , or Opossum will kill them but won't eat the rest of the bodies of the goldfish & Koi 4 inch long ones .Can have a thing wooden square over the kitty pool to protect the fish but they get found any way floating in the kitty pool .
I don’t own a Muscovy but one comes to my house every day and I feed him and his girlfriends that he brings with him. I named him Howard 🥰
That is so cool Lola 🦆
@@MoatCottage What do you feed them?
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Our local park has this type of ducks. I didn’t realize ducks could eat mice and toads. I guess I assumed they ate bugs and plants. Thanks for sharing these 12 items to know.
Hello Angie Lincoln Dasner it must be cool having them as wild birds, although they are fairly shy, I’m wondering if you get the occasional protective bird that has had enough of people chasing them or bothering them?
I'm pretty sure you've covered everything! I've had them for 8 years and finally penned them when I got tired of duck poop on Everything. Next I'll have to watch the wing clipping video. When they're loose they roost in the oaks
Thanks Melissa.
I met a random muscovy duck at the park once and had never seen one before, I had no idea what he was. He was very slow and old, and only coughed at me when I sat down next to him but let me pretty close. He was a very sweet lil guy, all by himself sleeping under a bench and not hanging out with the canada geese and mallards.
faroshscale male muscovies' "quack" Sounds like a cough or hiss... Like a weird heavy breathing. He was probably quaking at you!
those canada geese are a bad crowd
G'day Elissa, I love ducks. Really great advice on keeping ducks thank you for sharing and God bless you.
InYa Yard Homestead g’day Josh, ducks are very cool, blessings to you and your family 😊
Thanks!
You are so welcome
Hello I got muscovys 1 boy blue pied two females magpie colour and currently have 24 ducklings they stay in the dam and spend some time in the paddock and I got chickens 4 isa browns 3 light sussex
They all sound lovely
What a totally sweet, relaxing video to watch. Why Muscovy over other breeds? Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge, lady homesteader!
Great video Elissa. Top quality content. Thank you
Hey Paul, thanks for your feedback, much appreciated
She is beautiful. Great video.
I love your videos. I rescued two Muscovy ducks and 4 Pekins in July. They’ve been such a great addition to our backyard. 🙂 I’m a wildlife artist so I hope to do some painted portraits of my ducks because I love them so much.
Michael Kensinger hi Michael, that is really cool, I’m glad you’re enjoying your rescue ducks - they are awesome birds and when you finish the portraits, if you post a pic on Instagram, be sure to tag me so I can see. 🖼 🦆
Moat Cottage Homesteading I just followed you on there and I definitely will! I just completed a painting of North American Wood Ducks for a Duck Stamp Contest! I will be posting it September 19th. In any case, thank you for your informative and enjoyable videos! You have a calming voice and are a wonderful teacher! Sending love from Pennsylvania!
Michael Kensinger good luck with the stamp contest, I will keep an eye out, on the 19th, over on Instagram. I appreciate the support for my channel 😊
The 13th thing to know is that once you've had Muscovies in your life you are permanently addicted. 😊 From the moment I could walk my parents couldn't keep me away from them. They are my favourite bird.
Elizabeth Scott that is the perfect No/ 13, I love it!
I totally agree and how wonderful for you to be raised with such lovely companions. 😀
Elizabeth Scott is it best to have ducks socializing with another duck, I have one already and have been seeing around that having at least 2 ducks to preferably 3 is best, but I’m oblivious atm😅
Hi Trey Williams, they do like company. That’s why we say 3 birds because if one dies you still have 2 birds and can get more. They are wonderful birds 😊
@@MoatCottage I had the chance to buy some a couple weeks ago. I took as many I could ...6
Brian Boe fantastic, how many girls and how many drakes did you get?
Such an informative video. I am planning on raising ducks, and I 'll go for this breed now. Thanks for sharing the information.
RIP Mr. & Mrs. Muscovy- our local river pair that had roosted on the same fallen tree for several years, along with their offspring, the baby Muscovys. Mr. was found deceased in the water at his perch, about a week ago. Mrs. was found almost in the same location, yesterday morning. My grandson and I will miss them horribly and will try to keep track of the children. 😔
Hi, I love your videos, very in sighting, as I'm new to muscovy ducks.
Very interesting, keep it up. X
Thankyou, i have 9 Muscovy ducks, 3 pekins and 1 runner duck, they all get on well - i learnt early on to not lift up a duck with its bottom facing you :-)
That is a lesson you dont want to learn the hard way LOL. Being pooped on occasionally does come with the territory but best not near your face. 😜
Excellent video! God bless from Nova Scotia
Thanks for watching!
This is kinda of meditational duck keeping Inspirational class.
I like your calming style😁😁😁
Thanks for the tips, I've got my 16muscovy ducks recently. Hope you're gonna help me growing them up, via email or here on your channel ♥️
I have foxes but the male fort in off so yeh nice colour of Muscovy ducks
That's good your Drake was able to do that and thanks
Great info! Good to see you back! God bless
Audrey Stewart thanks Audrey and many blessings to you and your family 😊
Thank you, I'm considering them and this was very helpful!
I am Glad it was helpful!
I love the duck water on fruit trees.
Hi Sandi Aberle that’s how I get big juicy lemons 🍋 almost all year 😄
I’m getting a two week old male one that’s why I’m watching this video
That is very exciting, congratulations.
@@MoatCottage yeah
Love musks x
Great video! Thank you so much, the info we needed
You are so welcome! Thanks for stopping by
Great video
Thanks for the visit
Thanks for the video! I was a little turned off to the idea of getting this duck, but now I think they will be a great addition to my backyard.
How is anyone disliking these wonderful videos😕
I don't own Muscovy ducks but one of the ducks in my area laid eggs next to my porch
Cool, you may see ducklings 5 weeks after she starts sitting.
Very helpful information thank you.
my uncle has a duck like this and it was so cute wagging it’s tail like a dog lmfao
Yeah they wag their tail so much ❤❤
They are very expressive birds, with sweet personalities 😀
I am planning to.get madcovy soon
Fantastic, thanks for watching
I hope you got your Muscovies
Hello Elissa a fox got my ducks this past summer. But I'm hoping to get some more this yr. Good info. Blessings to you hugs
Little Jordan Farm hello Tammy, I am so sorry to hear about your ducks. foxes are definitely a nemesis for the homesteader, In so many parts of the world, they are so devastatingly destructive. I am happy you will be starting over with ducks, that will be very exciting. Many blessings to you and your family. It’s always so lovely to see you.
love love ducks!!
Me too Carolyn, as you can probably tell
Hi
I love your blog
My female Muscovy doesn’t like Mazuri food and you mentioned that you give them grains when they are brooding
Can you please tell me what grains they like? She does like cracked corn submerged in her drinking water
Please help
Thanks
Katie
Ok, so I live in South Florida and Muscovys have NO RIGHTS…they’re trapped and there’s no way to know by who or where they’re taken…it’s terribly troubling. I’ve moved into my home by a lake and they show up at my fence…my duck hunting dogs keep them out per se…I’m wondering if you lived in such a situation if perhaps you could devise a construct design for me to make the fence a place for wild ducks to find refugee but remain wild…but perhaps safe from these trappers. I mean a momma came to show me her 13 ducklings a few days ago, and today she has only 3! I’d really love to hear from you..a phone call might be easier considering all the variables…and your wisdom is so precious!
Nice and informative
If I were to have one wish come true it would be that I could get a Muscovy duck they are the cutest things that ever walked the planet!
They are super cute and hopefully your dream will come true
@@MoatCottage Thx so much!
If I had to go to alian planet, and take just one animal, it would definitely be a muscovy duck. Excellent mothers and good laying birds, plus meet.
Surplus Division absolutely and they can breed for so much of the year, they grow fast and the meat is really good.
They are also really cool birds 😀
I have a 8-9 year old Muscovy duck. I call her Miss Quackers :d
Cute name 🙂
How do I try and make my Muscovy duck hatch their eggs inside their pens rather than outside ? Can I use a tyre as a nestling box what can I feel the nestling box with so as to make laying efficient
These kinds of ducks are tough.
Even geese have respect for them!
Ducks are so nice pets !
SUN NETOR they really are
I crossed them with peekin ducks they create a great hybrid
My friend keeps a muscovy as a pet. An abandoned duckling came into his garage and he has kept her since. She spends her days in his garden. He has a small tub that she bathes in. She comes into his house at night to sleep. Is there any chance she can be released out into the wild again? He has had for her almost 6 months now and states that he can't keep her forever. She is very sweet and loves meal worms. He has tried to bring other ducks around her but she is not receptive. He is hoping she will go off with a group of ducks but I don't see that happening. Another issue is that she has some angel wing, which can affect her flying.
Thanks for the information I got some duck eggs from a friend not really know that over half a them where musvovies
2inches of silt with duck poop in a flat pond is also perfectly prepared rice paddy - so use them as workers!
Hi great advices, i love
So glad! Thanks for watching.
They look so weird but in the best way possible not gonna lie! Can u have them in 2 acres of land?
I thought that too before I first had my own and got to know them, now they all look so beautiful to me. Yes 2 acres is a good amount of space.
What would you recommend for keeping a larger number of Muscovys say 3 groups of 8-9 ducks to 1-2 drakes? Should they be separated into 3 pens or all kept together? Thinking of bringing them into a new site to get the bugs like flies, ticks, and mosquitoes under control. They would be kept in pens mostly/overnight but allowed in other areas to forage and eat bugs on a rotational basis. Any advice on this would be so helpful!
Subbed. :) Just starting out (again) with chickens & ducks. Some eggs in the cooker (incubator) already and my impatience is starting to become annoying lol
Hi Stan and welcome to Moat Cottage, it always seems like such a long wait for babies to hatch 😂 Chickens is a long enough wait and Muscovies is just cruel. But both are definitely with the wait. ⏳ 🐣 keep me posted
Unfortunately the biggest predator is humans 😩 such beautiful birds. My favorite, I visit one at the park almost daily. So kind.
I heard they are tasty ..... can't wait till next year
@@brianboe3774 they are.
@@hybs9473 I got six last fall ... lost two over winter ... stuck with three males and one female...plan is to have lots of them but its gunna be awile.
@@brianboe3774 thats kind of a dangerous ratio. Ideally you’d want the exact opposite, one male to 4 females. 3 males can torment one female and they will even pluck her eyes out if they all attempt mating :(
One pool is not enough. Multiple pools with running water. A hose will do fine. Once the pool cracks and breaks take it out so they don't cut their feet. Keep pools in the shade to slow down algae growth. Grow sweet leaf [katuk] for the ducks next to or inside their pens. They love the leaves in water and the shrub offers shade, privacy and will suck up all the excess water and mud. Fav food: thawed frozen green peas. Never trimmed a wing. If the ducks are happy, they wont fly away. Keep an eye on the politics. I keep 17 trained drakes who do fine under supervision.
I always advise 1 pool for every 5 birds and when it is 115F, 46C, algie will grow in untreated water, (no chlorine or other chemical additives) in the shade in a few hours.In cooler weather it is not an issue.
Muscovies do love leaves in the water and I agree they like plenty of plants and trees around to feel safe
.In Winter when it is raining and the ground is water logged, the only way to suck up the extra moisture from the pools is to use straw.
I disagree regarding the wing trimming, my ducks are very happy, have plenty of space and food, but I will still trim one wing - feathers (Like a hair cut), every year to protect them from the predators waiting to eat them when they fly over the fence, because they are inquisitive and dont know what a boundary fenceline is for or what is good for them.
I got 4 siblings about 5 months ago,,and they're pretty much grown . I have a 3 acre pond 40 feet from my back screened in porch. I'm just wondering how to tell drake's from the hens ?
Hi Robert, it should be fairly easy at this age, the drakes are so much bigger. I have a video that should help ua-cam.com/video/Z86kQoSYk_o/v-deo.html
We just had baby Muscovy 🦆
how wonderful, Congratulations!
I think you covered the topic quite well . are you worried if your duck eats a cane toad ? commenting , replying and likes '' feeds the algorithm' for your channel and I like that .
I have two male muscovis and one big pool whit a filter and one plastic pool That is dug down to the ground, but they wont bath in any of them! You got any tips to make them bath because they are pretty dirty
My Girls, Teenage ducks and ducklings all love their baths, but my 2 Drakes wont get in either. I have tried everything to encourage them and assist them. They are perfectly happy to stand outside their water bowl and bathe from there, which keeps their faces clean and splashes water everywhere but they can look dirty and shabby, especially before the moult and then in autumn / fall they finally grow their clean new feathers. I don't know why they don't like bathing like the ladies, they did when they were young. But they are parasite free, healthy and happy.
Unfortunately they're an invasive species here in Florida and we had new management at a nonprofit poison a colony of 4 generations of them in early May here in Brandon. I and many local families fed and cared for the injured ones throughout the years, including the old management of the nonprofit.
These were great birds and most will eat out of your hand and allow you to pet them.
I understand that they need to manage an 'Invasive species" but that is a brutal way to go about it. I am so sorry, it must be awful to see them taking such actions. I love Muscovy Ducks and they sound very friendly over in Florida
What a shame!!
It certainly would ne nice to be free. Now I have to be home to allow birds in and out, yo protect them.356 days a year.
I know how difficult that is and it’s not always possible.
I love muscovy duck
nanang frank they are very sweet, I love them too. 😊
I have a few, they all have names but only the oldest male responds to his name🥰
Loved your video.
Our town has alot of wild muscovies walking around and we have at least 5 a day come to our house for fresh water. I wanted to make a shallow pond for them with a pump but after watching your video... Looks like I should maybe just use a pool of some sort? Would they be able to get in and out of a small kiddie pool? Any treats I can give them that are healthy for them? Thank-you!
muscovy ducks LOVE cracked corn and mealworms, so you can hand them some unmediated chicken feed as a treat. The ducks shouldn’t have a problem getting in and out of the pool if it’s shallow enough for them and it’s not so high. hope this helps a bit! :)
Cracked corn from walmart! Cheep!
Hello. I am a muscovy ducks raiser here in the Philippines. I love watching your videos. And it taught me a lot. Lately, i noticed that my ducks' feathers (primary feather they used when they fly) just fell on its own, at first i thought it is just shedding, but i noticed that something is wrong. Then i made my research, based on my observation and appearance of the feathers that shed on my ducks, it seams that the symptoms were like PBFD, is it possible for a muscovy ducks to aquire this disease? Wish i could show you the pictures 😔
Would love to know what feed you recommend for mascovy please?
So I have a serious question we have a Muscovy hybrid duck and when we looked online they can’t reproduce. the duck has laid eggs but she been sitting on them for months and still no hatching we think the window for laying eggs has expired and we don’t know what to do ? Any thoughts
Watch this video, remove your duck and throw out the eggs ua-cam.com/video/eaKm44RVIXU/v-deo.htmlsi=l8zrsXO0B05klARi
@@MoatCottage thank you we have been trying to figure out how to get her to let them go
I live on a boat. Someone dropped a pair off at my marina and someone else took them on but they are moving and it looks like I am adopting them. What should I feed them? I want them to be happy they are so sweet.
Never feed them bread! They like grass, seeds, peanuts, cracked corn, dried oats, lettuce, frozen peas and sliced up carrots small enough for them to eat, mealworms, etc. but never bread
Hello from Queensland. I am Loving your channel (just discovered it and I'm a bit addicted so far. Lol)
I am wondering how they are with children generally and if you have any tips there?
I am hoping to get 3 or 4 in a few months when I set up for them but wondering if there are any other animals or ducks they don't get along with that you know of. Also, I am a bit concerned about rats, mice and snakes. I know you have mentioned high fences and protecting babies from Crows etc but do you have anything to say about vermon and snakes?
Welcome to Moat Cottage Christine, as with all animals there is always the exception, but I have found if Muscovy Ducks are raised in calm, safe environments, where they’re not getting chased around, they are calm and lovely. They are shy birds so they may make their noise when a human intruder (or family member) is in the yard, that is as far as it goes. I have never had one peck or bother anyone ever.
I have had a comment where they had a problem drake, but I never have.
Compared to roosters, they are big softies.
Muscovies eat Vermon like mice, small rats and I keep all their food secure, so I’m not encouraging rodents, therefore less reason for snakes to visit and I haven’t seen a snake in my yard with Muscovies, but I always keep my eyes open being in the country and in Australia.
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How do you tell if you have a drake or a female? I have two Muskovy ducks that are three months old, so they have no Caruncles yet. Please advise. Thank you
I have Muscovy Ducks brooding with 30 Eggs
How did you go with your ducklings?
Hi I bought these same ducks from someone and the female one was laying when that person had them and now I have them and they are not laying what should I do please
Hi Pamella, it is normal for ducks to stop laying when they are relocated to a new home. Let her settle in, feed her well and when she is relaxed and comfortable, she will lay for you too.
Congratulations on your new feathered friends.
Thanks for your reply and a blessed new year
@@pamellapowell8686 thanks kindly Pamella and all the best with your Muscovies
I have a muscovy+mallard hybrid I hope you see this to explain how this happens idk how
They're both ducks. They can interbreed. Like a gold tegu and a B&W tegu can breed, they're both tegus.
Hybrid but it will be infertile like other hybrids
Muscovy eggs are hatching in machine or by it self i also like this duck
Hi Elisa I was just starting on keeping muscovy ducks. How do I say if a muscovu is an adult. Could u ease tell me the approx weight of a adult male and female. And could you tell me how I can tell the difference because the breeder said I have a male and a female but they botha are the same size.
Nuzath Unnissa the adult Muscovies have their full red masks. I don’t have scales now, but in one of my older muscovy videos I mentioned the weight.
The boys are very different to the girls in size -almost double.
When they are small ducklings they are similar size.
How old are your ducks meant to be?
Hallo, where is the place for me to have 1 pair of the muscovy ducks?
this video will help you learn about the place to keep your Muscovy ducks ua-cam.com/video/TXlu81wpehQ/v-deo.html
We love our Muscovies and enjoyed your video. Do you have any recommendations on the number of Muscovy Ducks per acre? We currently have a couple dozen grazing in our vineyard and we are not sure yet about the ideal population size.
I'm not sure if you still need this info, but we have 2 acres and the town it's in has a limit of 100 poultry for the space. So 50/ac should be fine.
what's the proper number of birds per square foot in a backyard?
I’m looking into getting Muscovy ducks. I’m thinking just 4 as we only have 1.8 acres. I’d love to have eggs for eating but the ones I will be getting are unsexed 😬 if I collect eggs in the morning, is there a chance a baby will be in there or fine to eat?
Appreciate this is a year old comment, but for anyone else watching this video late (like me!) wondering the same thing the answer is no.
Fertilised eggs need heat to develop, hence why poultry goes broody and sits on them, collecting an egg on the same day and storing it somewhere cool means it won't develop into an embryo and it will be fine to eat.
Would you share how you cook the meat? Thank you!
Hello Frost Hollow Farm, that sounds like a future video.
I pressure can, slow cook and roast duck, I even fry parts of it, it’s like chicken in the way you cook it.
Muscovy duck is only 2% fat, unlike other duck breeds. 😀
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!
Moat Cottage Homesteading I’ve never had duck - do they have a similar taste to chicken?
Angie Lincoln Dasner Muscovy ducks taste slightly stronger than chicken and it’s slightly darker meat too but i use it the same way most of the time.
Pls reply me,I have a muscovy who has gone broody and today I saw her running away with a rotten egg in her bill and when I looked in the nest I noticed that there were bits of rotten egg liquid stuff on her eggs and her nest and then she cleaned it up it took her nearly 17 minutes to do it. Will it stop the eggs from hatching?she was away from her nest for that much time .So is it a problem??
Poultry? There animals with personalities and they have love to give.
I agree, they are wonderful birds
Do they change the fathers and until the fathers grow up they fly or how
Hi Elissa. Hope you don't mind my asking, but how do you dispatch your Muscovy boys? I know it might be a bit controversial for some people but yep, we have plenty of boys and it is time to do the deed. We've used broomstick method for our chickens but will that be OK for the ducks too? Many thanks xxx
A good tip if 4 males for every 1 female. Too many males can kill a female or pluck her eyes out
Good morning Hannah - evening in your case! LOL! Many thanks. We did the deed over a few weekends - avian flu lockdown helped push us into that decision. What a revelation! Such lean meat - almost like venison - and have been trying all sorts of dishes - duck curry is good! As are burgers! Hope you are keeping well. xx
@@kerryl4031 that honestly sounds delicious. I go to a park here to feed and visit with Muscovies and would love to own some one day when I get a home, but Idk if I could eat them. Ppl say they are tasty! I’d probably feel less bad eating the males if I’m honest...the females at the park are very sweet, and like to eat out of my hand 😭
Morning Hannah. Yes, the girls can be very sweet and I have one male who is huge but friendly. Although there are exceptions to the rule with the girls, some skittish and others cranky but overall hilarious with their "debating" sessions. Apart from the ones that the fox nabbed, the girls haven't been dispatched.
I have a box with 4 chicks in my hand right now 😂
Congratulations that is very exciting. I hope they are going well
@@MoatCottage yea so far so good going to try my best with them and see where it goes from here
J have 2 aeult muwcovy duck and 2 ducklings the ducklings are only 3 days old
That is so awesome!
What diseases are they suspectable to? Because we use to have them but every time the eggs hatch, the ducklings will die early
Do you feed your ducklings a starter feed mix for ducks and geese?
You didn't warm(brood) them especially at night. Had the same problem but they all grow up 100%
You didn't warm(brood) them especially at night. Had the same problem but now they all grow up 100%
@@MoatCottage no, we just fed them leftovers, maize,rice and other grains and legumes that are left after sorting and whatever they could get from the land.
@@leilahnalule3507 okay, thanks for that I didn't know about brooding
Bagus entog nya!
Found my duck on nest dead eggs gone ...what killed her and took 5 eggs?
It depends where you live in the world, what predators you have there and what marks are on the duck and what tracks you can find around the location (if any)
I am so sorry for your loss Tim, it’s very sad.
I had two Muscovy ducklings, they turned out to be both drakes. I had kept them in with my 3 bantam chickens, my chickens are very friendly but after around 5 months these drakes were just nasty and nearly killed my chickens I had to separate them, but still caused lots of dramas. I have now sold them. I have since bought 2 larger chickens.
I do miss having the ducks (they did have their good moments)was thinking of getting just 1 or maybe 2 female Muscovy and no drake. Would they be suitable to mix in with the chickens? That is if my poor chickens have gotten over the trauma.
I live in Brisbane so can’t have too many.
Kard icat I have both ducks and chickens, turkey and guinea hens as well. Oh. And a few geese. The trick is just balance and making sure everyone has enough space. You don’t want more than about 1 male per 5 or 6 females in my experience and typically I keep the male stocking rates even lower. The ladies are just so much nicer! Also, eggs. :)
Hi. i also got 2 ducklings that turned out to be drakes. They are now around 6 months old. they became very aggressive to each other and my family as we didn’t have any other animals with them. we have since gotten rid of one of them and gotten a female to be a mate to the other. the one we kept has calmed down a lot
I mix my ducks and chickens and they are fine if the numbers are in balance (not too many drakes) and also on their personalities. My drakes are very relaxed and don’t cause and dramas but when I have too many, extra teenage drakes it can get a little disruptive and then I know I can’t put off managing the situation for the peace of the homestead.
Do Muscovies eat lizards and iguanas?
ThaKingzsouljahPR777 I don’t know about iguanas as I don’t have them and I haven seen them eat a lizard, but I’m sure they would gobble up the smaller lizards, that they find, before I saw.
The frogs I see them eat are as big as my Palm, (not including the arms and legs) so it takes a bit of time for them to devour a frog, so I often see that.
Moat Cottage Homesteading because I know one Muscovy Drake I named Larry and the lizards are afraid of him! 😆 he be going Rexy on them! 😆
ThaKingzsouljahPR777 😆I’d be scared of a Muscovy duck if I were a lizard 🦎
So if you have no grass you have no ducks?
sherm dog no you can still have ducks, they just cost more to feed and you have to include greens from the garden (I like to give them a well balanced diet)
We don’t have grass all year as it dies of during late spring and Doesnt grow back until autumn rain (if/when we get it) 🌧 🦆 🥬
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Сеньер Муссолини 👋🏽 I couldn’t translate
indonesia like😍
Thanks
Why does my moscovy female have more read face then all of moscovies that ive seen in internet ad i have 3 moscovy female but they cant fly they are 1 year old
A Ri.m are you on Instagram? If you are then take a photo of your duck and tag me so I can see her.
Moat Cottage Homesteading can you look at my video that I’ve posted sorry for the quality and tell me plz why she have more red face
Moat Cottage Homesteading look at my video plzz
Yah bahut acchi dogs hai mushkil
Because they filter there food and other stuff
Muscovy duck eggs milk Kahan kahan valuable hai
Sorry mere poochhne ka maksad yah tha kis kis country mein available hai
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they hunt mosquito's so get them and just skip the other 11-12 things ;)
😂 exactly!
They do like power lines to roost and dogs love to kill them and the small dogs would chase them to German Shepherd size dogs to kill them , and snapping turtles would kill them , cows , & deer , raccoon's , coyotes , snakes , catfish , bass , pike fish , alligators , owl's , Eagle's , Opossums . They need to stay out of reach of land animal's so they do need to fly . They don't run a way , they come back when the dog's are not around . And watch out for neighbors . Some will kill them quietly some how so they won't scratch their vehicles & so they won't block them from getting out of the drive ways with their vehicles though , & do poop on porches , and outside hallways that are between the house & shed . And if have a kitty pool , need washing once or twice a day each one , & if have goldfish in them , something like a raccoon or Crane bird , or Opossum will kill them but won't eat the rest of the bodies of the goldfish & Koi 4 inch long ones .Can have a thing wooden square over the kitty pool to protect the fish but they get found any way floating in the kitty pool .
Thanks for watching karl