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2 new additions! :D U/D one of mom duck's ducklings missing
- Thread starter William
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SamanthaJane
Warren Veteran
Aww so cute!!
missFloppyears
Warren Veteran
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
i want muscovy duckies!!
andy's mums slowly coming round to the idea:lol::lol::lol:
i want muscovy duckies!!
andy's mums slowly coming round to the idea:lol::lol::lol:
Gemmapookie
Wise Old Thumper
SO CUUUUUTE! Ducklings are absolutely rediculous
How come you took them?
How come you took them?
William
Wise Old Thumper
Only a few will survive to adulthood, most will be eaten by predators, so I'm most likely saving these 2. And considering they're invasive they shouldn't really be in the wild anyway. A couple of years ago there was actually a law passed that people can shoot muscovies Parks gather them up and gas hundreds of them too.
Parks gather them up and gas hundreds of them too.Gemmapookie
Wise Old Thumper
Only a few will survive to adulthood, most will be eaten by predators, so I'm most likely saving these 2. And considering they're invasive they shouldn't really be in the wild anyway. A couple of years ago there was actually a law passed that people can shoot muscovies
So sad
Aly&Poppy<3
Wise Old Thumper
:shock: beyond adorable ...
biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
i want them!!!
William
Wise Old Thumper
You guys who want ducklings should definitely get some one day if you can, they're very hardy and easy to care for (except ducklings need as much attention as you can give them) and my ducks, adults and babies alike, are very puppy like, following me around and such Dill is always falling asleep with her bill resting on my foot :lol: Muscovies are a good breed if you live in the city or suburbs since they don''t quack, don't make holes in the yard when it rains and don't need much water for swimming. well, no domestic duck really does need a lot of swimming water, but muscovies even less so because their oil glands aren't as developed so they don't spend much time in water. Kiddie pools, tubs of water, plastic preformed fish ponds, etc all work well.
I've got some clearer pics of them now
Poor Scout (My muscovy who's just over a year old) she's extremely broody I think. she's been acting very odd and when i hold the ducklings up to her she lights up I wouldn't dare let her actually interact with them though in case she hurt them. Luckily Dill isn't broody at all and Mallory the mallard is way too young of course (she'll be 8 wks old on the 12th).
Dill is always falling asleep with her bill resting on my foot :lol: Muscovies are a good breed if you live in the city or suburbs since they don''t quack, don't make holes in the yard when it rains and don't need much water for swimming. well, no domestic duck really does need a lot of swimming water, but muscovies even less so because their oil glands aren't as developed so they don't spend much time in water. Kiddie pools, tubs of water, plastic preformed fish ponds, etc all work well. I've got some clearer pics of them now
Poor Scout (My muscovy who's just over a year old) she's extremely broody I think. she's been acting very odd and when i hold the ducklings up to her she lights up
I wouldn't dare let her actually interact with them though in case she hurt them. Luckily Dill isn't broody at all and Mallory the mallard is way too young of course (she'll be 8 wks old on the 12th).
RedFraggle
Warren Veteran
IMO ducks are terrible mothers and most ducklings die. If you watch a group you can usually see the numbers drop daily, and the mothers will often leave them for hours on end and then abandon them competely. I say these 2 are lucky duckys!
William
Wise Old Thumper
I did feel horribly guilty taking them, especially because the mom trusts me, but knew i'd regret it later when most of them are gone. She was a duckling that was born here last year (she's Scout's sister) from another feral mom whom we had raised in 2010 and out of 23-25 ducklings (can't remember the exact number now) she was one of the lucky 6 or 7, excluding Scout, that survived to adulthood. Her mom got killed a couple months later while sitting on another nest. We've had several mom ducks come with ducklings and only a few survive. Not due to the mom's faults - muscovies, unlike most domestic ducks, are usually good mothers that will (and do ) die protecting their ducklings. There's just so many predators here.
Hopefully, since she's still got 12, she probably doesn't miss these two and they were only hours old so they hadn't bonded very much yet.
) die protecting their ducklings. There's just so many predators here. Hopefully, since she's still got 12, she probably doesn't miss these two and they were only hours old so they hadn't bonded very much yet.
Mrs. Bunnykins
Wise Old Thumper
Oh they are so sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And so lucky to be loved and cared for.:thumb::thumb:
And so lucky to be loved and cared for.:thumb::thumb:
happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
They are seriously the cutest things I have ever seen on the whole forum! I love ducks, but its just the mess they make and the need for a pond that puts me off at the moment. One day if I have a bigger house and more land...
I love ducks, but its just the mess they make and the need for a pond that puts me off at the moment. One day if I have a bigger house and more land...tiger_lily
Mama Doe
They are adorable
