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Have any of you had Muscovy ducks? I would like to try them in the spring but we don't have a pond. Would a kiddie pool work? I've also heard the meat tastes beef like is that true?
The duck that does not quack ... (and has claws) We had them for a number of years.
Yes, a kiddie pool will work but they will breed on land also. I have also heard they tastes like beef but "I" never tried it.
All around cool bird.
Have any of you had Muscovy ducks? I would like to try them in the spring but we don't have a pond. Would a kiddie pool work? I've also heard the meat tastes beef like is that true?
I’d love to have some ducks, but I’ve heard they are worse than chickens as far as pooping all over the place.
We had two Muscovy ducks,Heckle and Jeckle. Very nice ducks and they always came back home. First time they got out I told Hubby " there goes your ducks". . They just flew around the for a few minutes and came right back to yard. So we never put them in pen again. We had them a kids swimming pool to play in. :thumbs up:
They are greasy thats why i cook them on a rack and rap them in bacon so the bacon grease pushes the duck grease out. Makes them way less greasy. When it comes to aggression they can be, more so then other ducks. They are more territorial then than the average duck. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. The experience i have had with them is i couldn't put them with my appleyards because the mascovy's would beat the crap out of them. Im not saying every one of them is aggressive, but they are prone to it so it is good to look out for.
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1. Do they follow you like chicken do?
2. Can they roost outside in a pen so they're safe from predators?
3. What sort of feed do they eat? I know in nature they eat algae and insects mostly.
4. How often do they lay and are the eggs as good as they say?
5. What do you do in the winter? Allow them to migrate south or keep them in a heated building?
Thanks in advance!
I guess I mean nest like chickens do.2. No, ducks don't roost...feet aren't good at grabbing branches. Their safety is floating in the middle of a body of water.
Well, I'm in Ohio and we get hard winters where everything freezes hard. All of our ducks head south.5. As long as your breed of duck isn't totally out of its natural climate, you're fine. They're made to float on near-frozen lakes with freezing rain pouring on top of them. Mine LOVED all the bad weather they could find and would avoid the rain/wind shelters available to them. No migration, no heated buildings.
I guess I mean nest like chickens do.
Well, I'm in Ohio and we get hard winters where everything freezes hard. All of our ducks head south.
Good to know neighbor, I'm near Springfield. My neighbor down the road has a large back pond with lots of ducks and such so maybe I'll see what he's doing so I can figure out if raising ducks is actually something I wanna even try. If only fish would live in my pond. LOLThey will best like chickens after they lay a pile of eggs and turn bloody. All poultry does that to hatch their eggs.
I'm in Dayton, and my buff ducks loved this weather we've been having. That said, buff ducks are runners, so they don't exactly migrate.
1. Mine don't.I have a nice pond that would be great for ducks as it's not proven itself useful for fish. But it does fill up with tons of frogs and tadpoles. Below is what the pond looks like when overflowing in the spring.
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So questions about having ducks of any kind.
1. Do they follow you like chicken do?
2. Can they roost outside in a pen so they're safe from predators?
3. What sort of feed do they eat? I know in nature they eat algae and insects mostly.
4. How often do they lay and are the eggs as good as they say?
5. What do you do in the winter? Allow them to migrate south or keep them in a heated building?
Thanks in advance!
So I stopped by and met my neighbor with ducks and he's excited to give me either Muscovy or geese if I want to raise them.
That is what I worry about but in both directions. My dog must accept the goose or duck as part of our pack or it will be killed in short order. I also don't need my dog attacked by a suddenly aggressive goose who is normally friendly.They will terrorize a dog or a cat as well.
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