What is this bird? a loon? duck?

[floridaquilter]

This has taken up residence on my coop this morning. It has webbed feet. Is it a loon? Hoping this is temporary! He seems afraid of the geese so he stays on top of the chicken run.

 

[Wild Trapper]

It is not a loon - does look like a duck. ? Not sure what kind as there are so many.

 

[FireTigeris]

mascovie cross?

 

[ChooksChick]

I bet it's someone's Muscovy cross that flew away and your coop reminds it of home! Poor baby!

Wasn't someone on here missing hers?

 

[desertdarlene]

That's a muscovy duck and there's a lot of feral ones in your area. You can catch it and keep it if you like because the government considers them a nuisance and are exterminating them. They lay lots of eggs. You either have a female and a young male there (of course, the male won't lay any eggs

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I think he's a beautiful color! I love the black ones.

 

[RockwaterFarm]

its a muscovy!! if i lived closer i would come get him for ya he looks awsome

 

[sourland]

It's a muscovy and judging by body type and size, I'm guessing that it is a hen.

 

[pringle]

Looks like a female muscovys to me!Muscovys are awesom animals,they are basically south american geese.There great mothers,docile and eat tons of bugs,frogs and mice.

 

[Pinky]

That's a pretty muscovy duck. If it didn't belong to anyone, I would keep it if I were you

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

As has been said, it is a muscovy. Since it flew in, it is almost certainly a female. They are ducks, not geese, although they are not closely related to most ducks; they are a form of tree duck. Very quiet birds who LOVE to eat mosquitos and flies. They hiss rather than quack.