Thank you for the info. I guess I will have to see how it goes with her, but I'll be sure to have a back up plan in case she decides she doesn't want them.
Wow, that's awesome they've lived that long!
Yes, that's true. I will raise them myself if that happens, but I'm hoping she'll be a good mother if I introduce them carefully. She's very sweet and gentle with eggs whenever she's sitting on them (even without being broody), they're just not fertilized.
Did your Muscovy raise the babies as...
I have a Muscovy hen who I was going to give two babies to once she goes broody. I was hoping to get sexed ducklings so I know that they'll be female. I don't want male ducks and would rather not try to find new homes for them (especially once mom and babies bond with each other). Everywhere...