5 REASONS NOT TO GET MUSCOVY DUCKS (why Muscovy ducks aren't for you)

[@sunshineray7966]

My hubby brought home the cutest little duck that was abandoned and scared. It was only... maybe a week old. I took care of it and it started thinking that I was its Mom. I thought it was a girl and called it "her" for months. Its wings were a bit deformed and I thought that it would never be able to fly. It fell in love with my dogs. I named it "Big Wings" so it wouldn't feel bad. Today....it is a he, and he is a Muscovy. He finally took flight about 8 months old. I was so proud of him. When he was little, he was afraid of his small pool and I taught him to put his head under the water. He mimics most of my movements and is my crazy little duck. He now has a full mask and thinks that he is a dog. I love Big Wings!!

[@bmr6500]

I have a couple of close neighbors and 4 muscovy. They stayed close for a long time. Then started to explore. The neighbors response was that they weren't bothering anyone and that everyone knows they belong to me. I think they just enjoy watching them and interacting with them. Plus free pest control. Mine will spend hours under my deck

[@luigiprovencher]

You've got awesome neighbors then.

[@scotth7962]

I just got some Muskovys and although I got them for pest control my wife named them and they areore than working animals. We are getting used to the idea that they wait for us on the step that goes into our garden. They poop so much on that step. When I read your comment I first thought you said they spend time under your desk. Under your deck makes so much more sense.

[@ronkain8905]

I have two black and white females together with a pair of Toulouse geese, a flock of chickens, a waddling of ducks and three turkeys. They are all getting along well with each other, since, thank God, the tom, the rooster, the drake and the gander are all very kind. Thanks to these Muscovy ducks I have had multiple clutches of turkey poults, chicklings, ducklings and goslings, since they are the only ones which go broody and they're excellent mothers!

[@ohfelys]

I have two fully white Muscovy Ducks, both female. And they are so adorable. Intelligent and friendly. Each with their own personality.

[@FableHillFarm]

They are characters to be sure!

[@KazemaruPsychicMedium]

Oh my gosh, thank you for the reasoning I really needed this 😂 My neighbors have 4 who comes over to my farm every day and I fell in love. They asked if I wanted to adopt and I’m a sucker for animals and very impulsive person following my heart leaving my head behind - so your info was much needed thank you 🙏 😂

[@Alexandra_arcadian]

Just adopted Masha & Marta, they both have so much character! 🥰🦆🦆

[@trishleet2760]

Thank you! As a former Muscovy duck breeder; I understand this video too well (particularly the part about addiction). I enjoyed your video!

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@Ieatpaste23]

You should try green winged teal. They America's cutest/smallest duck.

[@Gods_creation.His_harvest]

We have Mallards and some mixes this year but we normally have raised Muscovy ducks in the past. I don’t believe I let them nest their own because I harvested the eggs. I incubated to hatch some then I would raise them for the season for meat and only leave a few females and a drake for the winter. That seem to control things pretty well so it wasn’t too overwhelming.

[@DDeden]

Homey, y'all need to build a duck deck & spa! Just get some scrap wood, make a square 10' x 10' slatted floor (1.5" gaps between slats allows poop to fall thru) add vertical posts (10" deep, 36" high, so ducks can walk under 24" high floor to seek worms & bugs beneath and refuge from storms) around it, surround with 24" sheets of plywood/drywall/plastic/mesh to reduce blowing winds, but leave openings for entry/exit, add a cheap kid's pool for water & maybe a feed pail. Add an old beach umbrella or make a partial incline roof against strong sun & rain, especially for the chicks. Modify as needed, I've never actually done it, but seems to me a practical idea. Happy ducks make happy homesteaders!

[@ajaktangang]

I am breeding 10 Muscovy Ducks , got health problem, I then became Doctor Quack, and prayed both to recover, to the point, both started to drink on day 3, after I help hand feed using a syringe to stuff mixed feeding with medication.. both now 80% recovery

[@slowmochicken]

I have 2 Pekin females and 1 mallard male. But recently, I aquired a Muscovy, she just started showing up. She hasn't integrated into my chicken or duck flocks yet. Today is the first day she's been in the coop. Not sure what to do about that bc my chickens are a bit uncomfortable getting in the coop to lay..

[@mommybear8672]

Yay, love seeing another Muscovy video. We have only had ours since mid-winter but love them. No free ranging here, too many things that would eat them but they seem fine in our large wooded run and have not tried to leave. Plan on expanding it even more this spring, so we can add more, lol. They are definitely for us.😍

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching! I love hearing from more Muscovy loving folk. Where are you located? What's your predator load like?

[@mommybear8672]

@@FableHillFarm we're just up north from you, the U.P. of Michigan. We're surrounded by lots of wooded acreage with coyotes, fox, hawk's, wolfs, even saw an eagle fly over the other day. Love it up here but can't risk letting our Muscovies or chickens out to free range because everything would want to eat them.😭

[@davidoconnor6051]

I have raised hundreds of them and they are great ducks for many reasons.

[@AmysBabies_AnimalRehabber.]

I totally agree ❤

[@JennasHoover]

My brother thought it would be a good idea to get some ducks to raise for eggs. He bought three, only one is a Muscovy. Poppy was supposed to be a girl, ended up being a boy and is aggressive as all hell. He bullies the other birds and we go to war frequently. I've established myself as the alpha in the pecking order, but Poppy still pushes his luck...now he keeps trying to court me every time he sees me and follows me around the yard. 😅

[@FableHillFarm]

Ah that is very unfortunate. I personally don't deal with aggressive birds and would cull for that behavior, but I do hear of many people keeping drakes with this type of personality and just proceeding with caution.

[@meno4054]

Maybe Poppy is offended by his name and that makes him angry. Lol

[@JennasHoover]

@@meno4054 Update on Poppy. He got Culled for aggression. 😅🤷‍♀

[@crazychrisfromessex1740]

​@@JennasHoovernice. Why not re home him? People like you are what give the peta fruitcake types ammunition.

[@kring7665]

I have a question for you. I have been raising Muscovies for about 5 years now. I only have 6 ducks and 1 drake. I bought my drake about 3 years ago and was told that he was 3 yrs at the time. He's been great ,lots of fertile eggs and ducklings...until this year! Only one duckling out of several hundred eggs! My mommas are super setters. Do I need to get a younger drake? Please help, if you can. I haven't been able to find the answer anywhere, and my ducks provide a good source of meat to our family! Also, there is a great demand in my area for ducklings and many people just buy for their table too!

[@BigJim-n-OsageCo]

My Peking ducks is bleeding from its back end. It's 4 months old. Could my Muscovy male hurt her?

[@ingridbraun8154]

I read that domestic ducks need supplemental niacin for bone health. What do ducks do in the wild?

[@guillaumedep1]

We got 18 of these guys right now. Just starting, but can see the cost of food growing with them. Growing grain to feed them and my chickens. I knew I wanted them after I did the research. All my animals are heritage breeds because they're a proven way to keep animals.

[@FableHillFarm]

That is awesome that you are working with heritage breeds. It is a very smart thing to do for sustainability and there are so many wonderful heritage breeds that need help to preserve and protect them. It is definitely a consideration to think on feed costs and quantity.

[@luigiprovencher]

Let them get most of their food on their own grazing and shouldn't have to feed them a ton of grain either processed or grown.

[@luigiprovencher]

I have 13 of them left and they don't really eat that much. I probably overfeed them if anything.

[@guillaumedep1]

@@luigiprovencher If I free-range my birds, they'll be dead. Too many predators in the area. In the past year, my flock has grown a lot. I've shifted to wholesale organic feed. It's working fine.

[@sheiladuncan1027]

I got lucky and have a permanent buyer for my birds . I only kept 6 breeders last year, and right now I wish I'd have kept more ! lol. Only one hen is sitting right now, and only on 7 eggs. Last year she hatched out 39 in one clutch with her sister helping. They both went on to hatch out another 26, plus the ones I incubated. Soooo many cool colors and patterns ! I'm in withdrawal right now.

[@FableHillFarm]

Haha that's too funny Sheila. I feel you on the duckling withdrawal. I'm really looking forward to more babies around the farm. That's a big difference in clutch size from that hen, huh? Hopefully she gives you a 100% hatch rate as she should have lots of room to keep all those eggs warm lol. I have two girls sitting so far and they are both looking to be on around 20-25 eggs.

[@sheiladuncan1027]

@@FableHillFarm It's partially my fault, I'm sure, because I didn't want her to hatch any Harlequin eggs, so I kept taking eggs until I was certain she was on Muscovy eggs. I like my Harlequins. They are better watchdogs than a guinea hen, I swear ! You absolutely cannot get in my yard without them firing up, but there's no meat on them. They are great egg layers, though.

[@ArmageddonAfterparty]

I have Moscovies and I am indeed wondering whether it is a good idea. While I am pondering this, I am on the look-out for a new male, as the old one got killed by a fox. Can't wait for the first ducklings to help me decide.

[@mbat_fishing2887]

Hay can you do a video on how to milk goats and your daily goat baby and milking routine also how you strain and make things with the milk

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. I will work on doing a video on my daily milk and baby routine. I have a few videos related to milking, how to make yogurt, etc and I'll link them here: kzbin.info/aero/PLaGXUWqJHewshHzGwqNCnHwYh-Z__tYJq

[@misheckmwape3600]

What is the ratio for maize brain, soya cake , sun flowers cake and other ingredients food for Muscovy ducks

[@mattbiddlecombe563]

I 100% agree about free ranging them and then having them end up where you don't want them. Just like you say, ours are on our back porch WAY too often and poop everywhere. 😅

[@FableHillFarm]

I regret free ranging my birds in general, most days. They always develop bad habits and get into things they shouldn't.

[@enriquerooplall678]

can you do a video on how to get them to grow bigger ... I picked up a drake today and my ladies are bigger than him

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there, sorry I missed this comment. It honestly is just time with drakes, I have not found that pouring feed into them makes them grow significantly faster. Also, genetics. Not only do some genetics grow faster but some drakes are just much, much larger.

[@Doktracy]

How do I train them to lay in houses or boxes? Can they be trained to come into a coop at night?

[@FableHillFarm]

The only way to 'train' them is to lock them up in the area you want them to nest and provide lots of nesting areas/boxes/dog houses, whatever you are choosing to use, and keep them locked up until they get the hint.

[@janenewman8939]

Thankyou for that info.. just got 6 muscovys asked for 2 . Guess the lady had a problem with a bit much. Fallen in love with my 6. Wonderful social birds. We have a stream running through our 15 acre proprty. They are on the other side of stream .Heap abundant water cress insects etc. They seem happy settling in. Getting their huts finished just found out they like high roosting Yhey are at moment walking. Past and looking in few signs of them in there threw in straw for now. Getting on to dummer had a lot of rain. Plenty of shelters mature trees for shelter.. Have got wheat barley dried peas corn. They get extra greens thrown in occasionally..Getting some hogh orotein and laying mix next shop next week. That would be 2weeks here. What characters they are ..

[@adammaulana3314]

in indonesia we only have 2 colour of muscovy!! black(dark green) and white.... never seen brown muscovy before...

[@WilsonHomestead]

Great video!! Those were some good points 😃 What are some of the colors and patterns that you are still searching for?

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks! I would love to have looney patterns, ripples in more colors, bronze birds and work more towards my goal of breeding out white head gene and having a flock where every bird is super richly pigmented like my chocolate hen with no white. Though I do appreciate a beautiful pied bird.

[@WilsonHomestead]

@@FableHillFarm oh those sound so cool!! I’m excited to collect more also 😍 Maybe even buy some ducklings from you!! 🤍🤍

[@SamanthaTwist]

Can they change color? I had a white and green moscovy and then he went away for a bit and now I have a black moscovy

[@FableHillFarm]

That is typical with the blacks, they do get that pretty green sheen to their feathers but some may molt it out more than others.

[@Ieatpaste23]

I have redheads, wood ducks, and northern pintails. I had cinnamon teal, which I loved. My biggest problem with my ducks is predators, this includes cats. They did attract a family of rats, now my backyard is full of rat holes. I had a problem with northern shovelers. The way their bill is shaped makes it hard for them to eat adult food. They can starve to death, and you won't notice it. What I would say, like she says here, buy your ducks based on the size of your pond/land. My redheads had babies, and they were the cutest ever- yellow and tan fluff balls with orange bills and feet.

[@PavelCicka]

are they use less water then regular ducks?

[@FableHillFarm]

Yes, they definitely are more of a land duck than a water duck.

[@omaimaali5969]

I love your duck videos. I purchased 8 muscovy ducks a couple of months ago, but when they arrived 4 of them were dead. So the farm sent me another 4 but 2 months later. Now I have a problem because the older ducks are not accepting the smaller ducks and are biting them. I kept the new small ones for about 3 weeks before introducing them to the older ones, but the older ones got so big fast. What do you recommend doing to stop them from biting the little ones. Thanks,

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching! Are you keeping them contained or do they free range? If they are penned, the only way to truly stop that is to keep them in a separated area.

[@omaimaali5969]

@@FableHillFarm The larger/older ones are in a penned area and the younger ones are now temporarily in our garage, so I would like to move the younger ones to the same penned area (I don't have a lot of space we only have one acre), so I guess I can put the younger ones in a dog kennel and put the kennel within the penned area of the older ones and see what happens.

[@ManoloCalderon-qv7gs]

Hello I’m thinking to get Muskovys ducks … how many nest boxes I will need for 5 females ?

[@FableHillFarm]

I would say 3-4 will be good. Are you wanting them to hatch their own eggs? If so, make them large enough to share. Will they be in an enclosure?

[@dannyrack3383]

So I just picked up 3, 1 male 2 females. One of the females is a wonderer. Is there a particular way I should set up housing for them? I have all 3 housed together. Should I split them for nesting purposes. Last should I worry about them cross breeding?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. You should house them together and as long as they have a couple of nesting areas, no reason to separate them. By cross breeding, do you mean their future offspring breeding back to parents?

[@dannyrack3383]

@@FableHillFarm thank you for the reply. Yes , should I be worry about the parent ducks breeding with the future older baby ducks.

[@ketogenicknowledge245]

Can you keep them penned in a large area? Or would they just fly over any fences? Wasn't sure if they could be penned like pigs. Just don't want poop everywhere.

[@FableHillFarm]

They can be penned, but they can also fly so if you want to pen them you do need to clip wings.

[@catgolfer1]

I just saw a 'short' about the state of Florida shooting these dugks because they're invasive. Please explain. Interesting.😺

[@blaklyon4747]

It is very strange how a duck that was introduced in the 60s as ornamental value is now being considered invasive. It is not invasive. It's basically now considered undesirable. People are the worst. It's strange that people try to keep down the population of everything to include the alligators, which were the ones who were keeping the duck population in check. I was born in Florida and raised in Ft. Lauderdale. These ducks have always been around . So yes the real issue is too many people in Florida and the area is over populated. I remember when it was called alligator Alley for a reason.

[@bequietkitty]

Yes Muscovy ducks are wonderful animals and the sweetest pet/family member. If you are worried about population then rid some the eggs. Don’t hurt the animals already alive.

[@allthingsmaloney5634]

Do you find they start to wander more at a certain age? Ours are now about 5 months. And what age do you personally butcher at? I think they're ready now but I've seen so many ages online. Luckily they just wander to our neighbours parking lot when it floods for some nice dirty water lol. Otherwise they chill with the rabbits in a cuddle puddle. If you think chicken and duck math is hard... wait till you see rabbit math!! LOL we LOVE our rabbits!! They are so stinkin cute.

[@FableHillFarm]

Sorry for the late reply. I have found wandering to be more based on resources AND individual behavior. Some birds just like to wander more than others. We have considered rabbits for meat production but aren't really in a place to look into more animals. I told our daughter she can get one as a pet some day if she likes, but it has to be an outside rabbit.

[@xtracheese6374]

Thanks for this video.. I have 2 moscovy ducks that have been coming to my house EVERYDAY for this past month, so I've been leaving water and food so now they are here all day but leave at night.. any idea if they are going to sleep on the canal by the house or another yard.. now I just worry about them when they leave at night. 😂😂 crazy but I just love them❤

[@xtracheese6374]

I ask because I'm thinking of buying them a duck house. But not sure if they will stay or if they are just passing through

[@babybeignet3439]

Would you save the dog if something came out of the water to get those ducks?

[@vladimirpopovic8136]

The only problem with ducks is that I don't have enough ducks. Ducks are amazing birds

[@Doktracy]

Do their wings need to be clipped?

[@FableHillFarm]

If you are concerned about them taking off, yes. I do not clip mine, but mine never wander. If you are in the US, it is actually illegal to allow them to wander as they are considered an invasive species and cannot be released into the wild.

[@LeahElisheva]

I love my Muscovy’s. They are my family But just like with any pet. If you don’t everything to give the proper care for whichever fur or feathered or even scaled baby it is- then it’s not fair to the animal. They are my babies. They are a part of our family - and that’s how everyone should treat them.

[@HomevertHomesteader]

Hello, quick question and sorry if you mentioned it before. How many ducks can a drake service and manage to do so well so that their eggs are fertilised? I have a drake and 2 ducks but looking at adding 2 more ducks - will he manage to get to all 4 in one day? would love to expand my flock naturally with ducklings from our own flock. thank you and keep doing the great job you've been doing 😊😊😊

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. Thanks so much. Yes they will definitely be able to handle 4 in a day. I typically try to keep 4-5 hens per drake.

[@HomevertHomesteader]

@@FableHillFarm thank you 😊

[@tufflittleranch]

Will you have any ducklings for sale? I'm looking to add some new bloodlines

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. I do have ducklings for sale but am currently only offering them on farm for pickup due to issues with shipping delays. I want to keep my ducklings safe.

[@ketogenicknowledge245]

If you make a huge garden with rows, and maybe some flowers to draw in bugs, I'm assuming that would be a good way to keep the Muscovies around?

[@FableHillFarm]

A garden will certainly help to attract bugs, but it would not be enough in and of itself to keep them around, mostly because they will destroy the bugs and then go after the plants and then need other resources to keep them around.

[@ketogenicknowledge245]

Also, could you cook and then freeze dry the meat? That way it wouldn't go to waste.

[@richardsonsmith2633]

you guys need to paint that deck nice extereior hunter green semi glass so you can hose it off, then get bust putting those all vinyl railings and or close it all in using glass sliding doors to have it a half sun room out on the otrrher side is grilling side...run the hose water pipe right under the deck and buy an outside mud sink with a powerfull sprayer.....for cleaning your shoes or wash veggys.. i got an incubator a year ago, IVE WANT MORE N MORE EVERY 21 DAYS I GET 25 ASSORTED CHICKS, THEN DUCKS I HAVE TWO HUNDRED BIRDS SO IM YOUR TWIN.

[@somsycamvan191]

Thank you for making the video; I learn a lot from you about how to keep Muscovy duck.

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you!

[@geertjekneefel5252]

When u eat muschovy, is it chewy especially the breast ? could u suggest the best way to consume it in order not to be chewy? i mean the best age to slaughter, how long to b dry aged after slaughter and thenbest way to cook it ? thx

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. My favorite way to cook Muscovy is to slow cook it in a crock pot and I do have a video on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqHHlZmaodelpbc .We typically butcher our birds around 14-16 weeks. I do not have any experience with dry aging the meat though, sorry can't offer advice on that. We'd love to do some experimentation with curing meat, but we just aren't currently setup to do that.

[@glasser620]

Is there anyway you can keep gnats from your duck house?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Steve. I would think your ducks would enjoy eating the gnats. :)

[@gusgalvanini]

It broke my heart I lost several flocks of chickens due to foxes, since then I've got a great Pyrenees, and a 6ft fence w/ buried wire under it. I can no longer let the chickens free roam because my Pyrenees thinks they're chew toys...(any tips on that?) but since then I've gotten muscovy ducks which The Pyrenees has been hanging around with and We've been teaching him not to eat them lol. But I originally got hens to eat the darn ticks here in my suburban backyard in CT, I'm glad to hear Muscovys can eat the bugs too, hopefully Leo won't use them as chew toys. By the way, you said muscovys can fly away... No if I trim the tip of their wings right? And We have a pond in my backyard I dont think they'd go too far. Have a great week, thanks!

[@FableHillFarm]

Sorry about your chickens, that is the hardest part about dealing with free ranging animals. How old is your Pyr? Has he been previously exposed to birds? The best thing to do is to have him on a leash and sit with him with the birds and offer correction when he shows any interest them in other than casual sniffing. If you clip their wings, correct, they can't fly away.

[@Jawst]

3:48 usually I eat my eggs so I would be very surprised if they turned into ducklings

[@FableHillFarm]

Ha well this is true. If you are pulling your eggs regularly, this would not be a concern of course.

[@bmorgan8382]

I'll only keep 4-6 hens &1 drake. I sell all the ducklings. I keep some to grow out. We eat them. Every batch I set some aside to gift neighbors the meat. Not letting them get out of control lol. They poop up my driveway and our pier so bad.

[@FableHillFarm]

My MIL just said this morning, “Your ducks are pooping all over the cement.” I’m like, “They do that.” 😝

[@donaldkelly7167]

do you clip their wings

[@FableHillFarm]

I personally do not clip wings but my birds don't ever wander.

[@danruinsfood4002]

I've never seen a lavender muskovy. We have the black and white, brown and white, and our new ducklings are chocolate barred, chocolate, light brown, pied. Darn right addicting!

[@FableHillFarm]

The lavenders are really lovely, very dramatic coloring I think. I love the chocolate barreds, they are one of my favorites.

[@jrmaningasworld.]

Thank you for sharing my friend happy duck farming,,

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching friend! Is all well for you?

[@TiDemp]

Its true; i started with 1 an I have over 60 now an starting to loose track! They makee laugh everyday!!

[@wendypatterson6091]

I have only two acres that they roam on, it's a 5 acre lot. I have 40 ducks total , four are Muscovy, 4 geese and 20 chicken that free range. Pheasant, quail that are in aviaries. My ducks never stray. There is a field of clover and wild game fowl blend grasses. They are happy. Plastic owl, rubber snake will keep them off cars and areas that you do not want them in. Works like a charm. Hatched out a batch of seven last night by my little brown Muscovy.

[@joeyramnarine214]

Most of my ducks are muscovys and i never had a single problem with them even tho one or two would fly around the house n land out side they would fly back in n for the reproduction we sometimes give away the babies or kill the main drake once i know there alot of babies to come

[@hillvalleyfarm]

I have been very curious about them and this helped! I will watch Megan's video next! I have always wondered about your goat water set up with the muscovys...do they get it dirty? I know you said they aren't like water ducks but just curious about that. ♥️

[@FableHillFarm]

Honestly, great timing with your question about them dirtying the water Jenna, because this is the first year I'm really seeing that happen. My solution has been to keep more water buckets out, and that way the ducks are only dirtying a couple. I am willing to take that as a trade off, however, because the few of my birds that are spending a lot of time in the goat barn/pens this year are nonstop foraging in the wasted hay looking for bugs and I am positive I will have less of a parasite reinfection issue because of that.

[@SilverCreekHomestead]

My Muscovy hang around better than our Pekin & Khaki Campbell. The might be my favorite of all our ducks, too, but the jury is still out on that one. Great info in your video though!

[@LovingIdaho]

My favorite duck . Great egg and meat bird . I got my first ones in 1975.

[@FableHillFarm]

Very cool! You've had them for a long while. That's awesome. Do you still raise them?

[@LovingIdaho]

@@FableHillFarm , I wish I still did . I have not had them for almost 6 years now . I miss them .

[@birage9885]

I almost got Muscovy ducks, and I think they are neat, but some of the reasons you mentioned are why I chose Welsh Harlequins, and I am very happy with them. They don't fly, wander, and have a gentle nature. But, Muscovy ducks are beautiful and nice, just not for me.

[@LindaPoorman]

Do you watch Ima Survivor Sanctuary? What pattern is Pablo?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Linda. I have not seen their channel, no, but I just took a peek at a video after a quick search for Pablo and he looks like a blue pied, though it's possible he is patterned also, I have no idea without seeing other pictures of him.

[@LindaPoorman]

@@FableHillFarm ok, thank you he is so awesome. He likes to go in the house too

[@FableHillFarm]

I have one hen, my chocolate ripple, who I've recently renamed Lookie Loo because she literally follows me everywhere and creeps on me. She's always looking in the windows, looking in the garage for me, running after me to see what I'm doing. I'm positive she's one that would come in the house ha, but I personally am not a fan of the thought of any poultry pooping in my home.

[@LindaPoorman]

@@FableHillFarm yeah, Pablo helps with chores, sorta, and goes to visit all of the houses on the farm (The Morrows are a close family lol), and is sweet, but sassy

[@queensweet5900]

Allllll that land Research and BUILD THEM Their OWN STRUCTURES .. HANGOUTS.. SOMETHING CUSTOM MADE . Get them UP HIGHER their roosters like being higher up ..and on something warmer that the cold frozen or Snowy ground.. a structure including w a covered roof.. for their needs . instincts and likes

[@FableHillFarm]

My ducks have a duck house but prefer sleeping outdoors on the ground.

[@SolomonGranderson]

These ducks can fly very well so you need to cut there wings often as possible, my father use to mine them, studying to start back something of my own

[@lalady59]

I thought of one reason on my place, I'm on 5 acres in N. Louisiana and I usually have free ranging peafowl. If you know peafowl then you know they are very skittish and they think they chose to have you, right?!! Not us choosing them. So for me, the peafowl have top superiority or the place. And only once I encountered problems between a Drake and a peacock but it wouldn't stop and Im not going to allow them to fight so I sold the Drake.. I agree though that Muscovy ducks mostly get along with all other animals. I'm pretty sure the one with the problem was the Muscovy bc I also had geese at that time and I've never had a "big bird conflict" other than that time. I'd be interested in a video about Muscovy keeping along with geese and other "big Bird" stories bc that's the best education there is, hearing others experiences.

[@HeavyDemir]

Just butchered 10. uploaded a short of how they greet me almost every morning. Nothing better then a quiet breed of birds, I have about 70 of them big and small, still need more to have egg and meat for sale, safe to say mornings are epic now. I find them to be very private nesters, they are experts on finding hidden places to make their nest.

[@asbffs6888]

I have 2 muscovy’s and 4 call ducks and the Muscovy ducks are MEAN. They hate us but 1 of them is nice ( a bit )

[@marrisaduke3183]

I feel like no one mentions that muscovies can actually fly. and that you do have to clip the flight feathers.

[@FableHillFarm]

That is true. It always amazes me when I chase my biggest drake out of the barn when he's up on top of hay bales trying to gobble up the cat food and he takes off and flies out of the barn. They are surprisingly agile and they can definitely take flight. Sometimes mine will make laps around my hay field.

[@beverlyboudreaux5096]

3 showed up at my house from the Bayou here in Louisiana...2 stayed. 11 babies hatched and no daddy, just mama now. Soon going to release them...I know they'll love the water behind my house but there are also alligators. 😳

[@Fish-cj4ub]

its the circle of life~~

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Beverly, sorry for the late reply. How are the babies doing? Still hanging around?

[@jovanaguzman1983]

Great video. I am from South America and I raised those kind of ducks too. Do you sell them?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there! Welcome to my channel. I do sell them, primarily for meat and for homesteaders to have greater self sufficiency. What do you raise them for?

[@sharilee-huntoon8200]

Great info! Thank you!

[@jenniferbowman1569]

Sister, I agree with you 💯! I have alot myself but you start to want one or two as let's and then when one don't want to be apet and more comes it's just ❤️ breaking. My husband is and animal lover like no other bit yes it's experience.💯 We're here in Tennessee and it's a little warmer then where you are so here they come ya know?... I told him we would save alot of money PERIOD.💯 But what I wanted to ask is should we just keep the one that's a pet he acts like a dog but it's only because he's got a cataract in one eye and the other one is not that good either but he so sweet and with the other makes out there even the ones he had have jumped on him if we let him outside. What do we do Sister?.… We're lost and don't know what to do? We hate to get ride of them I wish I could show you these crazy patterns that he had which is name is Hopi with another female. I've never seen these patterns before they're jig Jag checkerboard every which way but loose they're just gorgeousthey're black from a black-and-white mail and form a grande white female and they came out that color just crazybut we just can't keep on and I don't know what to do with them I don't have no clue and we're out in the country and we got like almost 2 acres of land but it's just not enough and we are close to a good-sized road and across the street a little ways is a creek and I'm just scared they're going to go that way anyway but they really haven't left the grounds but they are getting up into the trees in the front yard and I know that they can see that Creek so I don't know and that's some of the younger ones that are doing that so if you could give me back some information that would be so grateful and helpful for me and my husband thank you for this video it has helped tremendously thank you and God bless you honey! 🤗💯🎊

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there - thank you so much for watching. Love hearing about your animals and you can definitely send me photos through the farm FB page if you'd like to show me what patterns you are referring to! If you can keep the bird happy and healthy and you enjoy having him as a pet, I would keep him. He sounds like a nice boy. It's too bad he has a cataract, but if he gets around fine, I don't see the issue.

[@neerajn1226]

I have 10 muscovy ducks. They do just fine in my house which is just 15 sent

[@christopher9727]

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[@anneschwan4178]

So I bought a duckling, and yes I had no clue except that I had some wild ones to my pond, well she brought to the chicken coop where I raised her... big mistake.. a couple boy friends. Okay cool babies in the way; yea no they were mixed her having bred with traveling ducks and couldn't be sold.

[@AmysBabies_AnimalRehabber.]

I strongly disagree with your opinion. We have 9 Muscovy ducks and in my opinion they are much friendlier then Pekins. Our Pekins were incubated and hand raised but ran away from us since day one. We can’t even get near them. As for our Muscovy’s they have always been very friendly unless it’s mating season and the drakes get protective of the hens. ALL ducks poop a lot, there is no difference in any of the other breeds. The hens make good mothers as well. We keep our ducks as pets, we would never consider butchering them, we love them and they trust us. I don’t understand how you could send a pet to freezer camp a day after they were sitting on your lap. I’ve never had an issue with them wandering away ever, and they are free range. You really should not discourage people from raising Muscovy’s. Please allow people to make their own choices and judgements. Everyone is different and just because this happens to be “your” personal experience. Muscovy ducks are quiet and do not quack loudly and disturb others, they make gentle sounds. It’s fine to have a personal opinion, but as I said, allow others to have their own experiences.

[@FableHillFarm]

I think you may have missed the point of this video, as many of the comments I made were said jokingly and are actually encouraging reasons to have Muscovies in my opinion. In regards to butchering ‘pets’, it is actually illegal to breed Muscovies for anything besides meat production due to their invasive species status. You’ll find I have many videos toting the awesome qualities of these birds and why they are wonderful to keep around. Thanks for watching any ways!

[@jessejanumaguing8616]

Great Video, thought I would have some reason NOT to have these ducks. This video made me like them even more! :) - By the way, do you have a video about cooking them? and how to best cook them. Thanks!

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Jesse, thanks for watching. I'm sorry for being an enabler haha. I do have a playlist on cooking Muscovy. kzbin.info/aero/PLaGXUWqJHewtXWBOVXN5Qc6_lGgrLXrpf

[@kellysoo]

I used to have free range Muscovy ducks but they soon know how to hid their eggs. I raise them for eggs and meat if need be. Do you have a secret plan to keeping their eggs.

[@davemieze9021]

We ran into a Muscovy duck on a canoe trip today. He was great till we ran outta food. Then he got a bit nasty.

[@jomangeee]

why not eat the eggs??

[@TamiThorpe]

thanks you for the information, I have the muscovy bug, 1 great filming!

[@drennankayser4723]

Keep them happy feed them like 3 times a day to keep them tame , give them water to bathe in when it’s 30 degrees and above .

[@Bellbeesevenacresfarm]

Welp to late for me 😅 But Muscovy’s are probably one of my best animals, a farm favorite definitely.

[@quitemountainwoman1592]

Thank you, they're not for me. I'm glad you did the video.

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching! I remember you said that they didn’t work for you. How’s the weather there for you?

[@HelenEk7]

I've heard they are low in fat. Which I see as a negative. Duck fat is after all delicious. So I think I'd rather prefer a breed with more fat on their body.

[@FableHillFarm]

It is true that in most scenarios, they will never put much fat on. They are considered a very lean bird. I do love duck fat myself.

[@carltonclark5194]

really it is not true that they have alot of babbies compared to other ducks most other ducks breeds lay 200 or more eggs a year where as muscovy ducks only have 75 to 120 eggs per year so muscovy ducks are the lowest egg producers among ducks i think really the only bad thing about muscovy ducks is they can fly but if you keep then in a pin or kennel this is not a problem if you dont stay on a farm and want to keep ducks this is the best one to pick because they are quite and will not bother your neibores and if they can not see them they will not even know you have them

[@neosapienz7885]

It is true. They can have up to three broods per year, the broods are pretty large (average for us was around 14-16) and they are very good parents (80% survival for ours-and we had snappers, snakes, mink, hawks, and other predators). We had an explosion in year 2. It was shocking, actually. We gave over 50 away. Maybe we just had a ducktopia on our farm.

[@georgekavula9407]

Pretty good facts you've shared 🙌 Blessed be🙏🏽

[@FableHillFarm]

Blessings to you as well. Thanks very much for watching.

[@danielsteele4712]

My dad was attacked by a muscovy duck; it was a very excited bird.

[@anotherthing]

My neighbors feed my muscovy. I give them breakfast in the morning, then like hobbits, they wander over to my neighbor and get second breakfast. My neighbor on the other side used to feed them until they moved. The new neighbor doesn't feed them, but there's a few that will head over there when they see him outside and "hang out" with him. Also, good luck butchering them. I've killed and butchered lots of animals. I can't bring myself to kill my muscovy. I watched a video on butchering ducks, and the guy had muscovy. He killed the duck, as you do, then started crying. And this wasn't some city boy that lives on soy lattes, either. He was fairly burly. I saw that video and couldn't help but think, "Yup, that'd be me too." Instant regret. One lady I get muscovy from when I had a fox kill 12 or so of my ducks one really hard winter, was offering to just give me some drakes because they had too many. And deep down, I knew the reason was that none of the people on their homestead wanted to butcher the muscovy. I've seen her son dispatching rabbits with a hammer, too.

[@orionespy]

Thank you.

[@SgtSnausages]

What am I gonna do? Eat them of course! 4 females (and 2 males) keeps us in more than 1 bird a week year round. That single bird gets dinner for 2 to 3 nights (male vs female (females considerably smaller)) for 2 adults.

[@Severinus45]

Nice

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching! Just posted my latest farm update video and we are swimming in ducklings right now. Hope all is well for you.

[@dateland-twopalmspress755]

thank you for posting this!

[@salarroohparvar2650]

one of the tastiest and healthiest meat I ever had if you learn how to cook them. try bbq the breast and you will continue growinv them. they grow fast. ❤

[@shamillapaul79]

I have a muscovy female and her name is ducky and she does not do any thing in this video lol Edit: and she act like a dog she does not like anyoone near me beacuse i rasied her when she was a newborn

[@Seether97]

Me chcking me 3 day old duckings as you say "they're addicting" noooo