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Hi all.I have two Muscovy females. They are backyard pets so I only have a few. I've been raising ducks for several years but this is new to me. Our ducks free range our fenced in yard during the day. They have access to food and water at any time during the day. Juniper, 4 has just recently...

Hi all, I have a few ducks as pets and have raised mostly mallard breeds for 10 yrs now but unfortunately, none have ever lived (for various reasons) beyond 6 yrs. I have two muscovies now who are healthy and hardy and I'd love to know what other's experiences have been with muscovy pets and...

Hi all. I only have two backyard ducks- both muscovy females. One of them (3 years old) is broody again after she just started laying about 3 weeks ago. This after she was broody for 6 months straight no matter what I did. I collect any eggs from both of them every morning so she's only sitting...

I have read other threads and know the advice is generally to have the new duck in a separated area close enough to the others to see/hear each other as they're getting used to the change. We are doing that over night but I could use some feedback on our situation. We have two female backyard...

I have been raising ducks on a small scale (2-3 at a time) now for 7 years. I currently have two females: muscovy and Ancona. My Ancona is 3 years old and last year and this year around spring time she starts getting very loud. I live in upstate NY so spring is a drastic shift from winter. I...

Hi all. I live in upstate ny where it gets cold and snowy in the winter. I have a muscovy and ancona both females who have not been eating much of their pellet layer feed lately (they seemed to eat it more in the fall - which is probably normal)...but I'm concerned they're not eating enough. I...

My ancona duck just got stung by a bee last week. She couldn't walk on it that day much. We removed the stinger less than an hour after it happened once we realized what was causing her sudden lameness. We put some disinfectant on it. The next day she was back to her normal self. Just today she...

My ancona duck just got stung by a bee last week. She couldn't walk on it that day much. We removed the stinger less than an hour after it happened once we realized what was causing her sudden lameness. We put some disinfectant on it. The next day she was back to her normal self. Just today she...

I have a vole colony starting in my backyard. My neighbors have had them for a while- torn up lawn with tunnels and have failed to address it quickly and effectively. I believe some have migrated over and I'm seeing signs of burrowing in my yard. Before they destroy my lawn and plants and get...

I have an ancona duck who I've hatched and raised for the last 2 years. She's imprinted and very well mannered. Lately though she's been very loud and whiny, fluffing herself up often when my husband or I are outside with her. This is a new thing. She seems to protest if I don't give her freeze...

Saw something unexpected today- has anyone seen crows be aggressive with their ducks? A crow was harassing my two ducks (ancona and muscovy) and they were clearly alarmed by it. I watched and the crow dove at one of them. I came outside and it flew away- my duck ran towards me as if to be...

I have a question about using poison for mice. We don't have a rodent problem per say but I know they're around. We usually keep traps set every few months just to be proactive. That can be hard to keep up with though, so I'm wondering if I put poison out in our detached garage (out of their...

I've raised ducks for 7 years but roosting is new to me- I am 9 months into raising my muscovy duck. We have a roosting area in the coop that's sufficient at night and if they hang out there during the day but most of the daytime they free range our backyard. Lucy, my muscovy, has taken to using...

My name is Lisa, and my husband and I started raising ducks 7 years ago. We have a cozy backyard with our flock of 2- Persimmon and Lucy. Since we started on this duck adventure- we have lost 3 beloved pets starting in July 2014 each from very different circumstances. With our experience so far...