ALL ABOUT MUSCOVY DUCKS (and an INTRO TO MUSCOVY GENETICS)

[@HAWGMAAN500]

Great 👍🏽 video ! We live in palm beach Florida and have a family of Muscovy duck’s. Mon and 18 eighteen chicks ! They are Great n friendly with us an other critters chickens armadillos otters 🦦 n wild bird’s at our feeders ! Again Great video ! Have a Blessed day !🙏🏼🦆

[@astraeapenny4397]

I bought one drake and four females, two of which were just pullets only eighteen months ago. There are now at least fifty muscovies in the garden = and at laeast twenty have gone wild on the river! They surely can breed. I love muscovies - they are gentle and intelligent and take care of themselves, though they do love their wheat each day. They FLY! That is a delight to me because they go wild so easily, also taking carae of their eggs in the hedges and raising their babies all by themselves.

[@FableHillFarm]

They are very good at surviving, that is for certain. Whereabouts are you located?

[@nayelizombie]

I love your videos! So informative 😊 and you have such beautiful ducks ❤

[@kimmanhire9259]

Most informative video on Maskovys thanks I have 12 in Brisbane Australia 🦘 Thanks

[@Judithakins]

Hi, I am so happy to come across your video. I am about to start raising ducks in Spain. What startup advice would you give me. I had been researching a lot on ducks. Thanks a lot.❤

[@Gandalf-The-Green]

We bought a drake and six females last fall, initially because we wanted to deter a goshawk that had been taking some of our young chickens. It kind of works as the goshawk won't strike anywhere near the muscovies, especially the drake. They get along very well with the chickens and we are actually starting to prefer them over our chickens since they are so smart, calm and friendly and do so much less damage in the garden.

[@FableHillFarm]

Great idea! Muscovies are so tough and I find that they tend to deter predators fairly well, especially the drakes, as you said. They definitely do way less damage in the garden and are amazing at killing harmful pests in the garden.

[@Vully2]

@@FableHillFarm I'm guessing that if they are that predator smart I don't need to lock mine in at night?

[@tammynolan54321]

Yes, I would like to find out more. I think that they are awesome Birds. I know that I am a year late. 😌 but I'd give it a try.

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Tammy. I hope you've looked into my other videos to get you started. Do you have any specific questions about Muscovies?

[@jeepnj2502]

I started feeding the fish in apt pond, when a mom brought her babies to eat the pellets i ended up buying duck food. Now 2 yrs later i have a regular crew of those grown up babies and their friends that shows up for daily chow. Its been so interesting to see their inter-duck relationships and personalities. Sometimes its sad, bc the coyotes or raccoons raid nests and sometimes get the hens. But it is necessary numbers control, bc they do multiply really fast once a colony is settled. Just neat birds!

[@FableHillFarm]

I agree. They are really cool birds. They do multiply like crazy haha. Thank you for watching!

[@ttisoftie9156]

Adorable! I have 2 Muscovy ducks, a girl and a boy. And just 2 days ago we found out they had fertilized eggs! So we put them in the incubator, they should hatch in June!! I got permission to keep one of the ducklings (if they do hatch) as mine! I get to take 1 duckling and raise it as mine! Of course I'd take care of all of them, but I'd just have one as mine.

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you for watching! Let me know how it goes with incubating the eggs! It can be difficult for a lot of people (I totally failed at it on my first try lol).

[@mikeclement5383]

Muscovy ducks will totally lay on their own eggs and parent their young. You should try letting them do their thing. They're excellent layers.

[@চিনাহাঁসপালন-ষ৩দ]

These are really amazing ducks😍

[@FableHillFarm]

That they are indeed! Do you have Muscovies also?

[@emamhasanjoy4532]

Yes

[@dougreynolds2813]

i'd like to speak with you about some black hens. i have heard you live in W Michigan, i live in Cheboygan; would it be a lengthy drive to get birds from you? i like black muscovies, all the animals on our farm are black; we'll want to get some black jersey giant chcikens if you might have a pair or two of those.

[@BigJim-n-OsageCo]

I now have black muscovys. Hopefully next year we will be getting many blacks.

[@chargermopar]

Here in south Florida you can find these ducks in almost any water in populated areas. I have grown up with these ducks and have saved many and raised them from eggs. The more you handle them the more that avoid you. If one becomes too familiar they like to bite. The genetics vary as one drake becomes dominant in the flock. My domoiant drake is mostly white with dark feet and the secondary drake is black/white with yellow feet. Females vary from white, grey to black.

[@FableHillFarm]

I’m from Southwest Florida, never imagined I’d raise Muscovies for meat someday (especially in Michigan ha).

[@jessijoehnck8973]

Great video. That's cool about the coloring due to the drake. Mine is a grey/white. I love muscovies.

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching! I love them too. They are such a hardy, fun breed. Do you raise them for meat? Or just as pets?

[@jessijoehnck8973]

@@FableHillFarm They are so hardy! We live in SD and they do great. We bought them for meat, it just hasn't gone our way yet. Hopefully next year. Any tips on getting them more comfortable for laying?

[@FableHillFarm]

@@jessijoehnck8973 Oh wow, never been to South Dakota, but I'd love to visit one day. It is a beautiful state! We'd love to live more rural, someday, with a lot more acreage. I am definitely going to be doing some more Muscovy videos, especially in the Spring when they start laying again and I will be talking a lot more about my goals for our nesting system. The females like to nest in their own space and if they are too crowded, they will refuse to nest in the place you want them to, in favor of a place of their own choosing that is more secluded. We lost one hen this year because she decided to nest in a not-so-great spot in our hay barn. She was a first-timer. My husband and I have some really fun ideas we're going to play around with next year on taking our repurposed corn crib duck house (you can check out that video of mine if you're interested) and making it more customized to Muscovy's nesting habits.

[@jessijoehnck8973]

@@FableHillFarm We would like more acreage too. That's on a list of things to do 🤣 I really need to work on a nice place for her to nest. This year was just too many animals all around for us!

[@littlethingsfarm9878]

We just got 4 yesterday. So excited, I found you searching for Muscovy care. The best part is we live in South West MI by an Amish community too.

[@FableHillFarm]

Oh awesome! Where at in MI are you located? The Amish can be a wonderful resource for small farms and homesteaders.

[@jasperschool7282]

thank you

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@opreaadi2208]

Hi I have 20 of them all white. Back in romania

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you so much for watching my video. I appreciate you.

[@MulberryBranchFarm]

Wow the barring is sooooo gorgeous

[@FableHillFarm]

I know, right?! It’s too bad it molts out and disappears though. I’m hopefully adding some new stock next year; ripples and also a pattern called loony, which is both ripple and barring.

[@oliviajackson8866]

This was great!! I recently started taking care of 2 drakes at my work and this video was super fun to watch, and informative. Thanks for sharing! 🥰👍🏼

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks so much for watching Olivia! Where do you work?

[@desertdanblacksmith1394]

New Subscriber-We are a small Survival Victory Farm in the Arizona Desert. There are becoming a lot of us out here right now. Been here 7 years. 108 in the shade today. We have one Muscovy. Thx for your info.....Dan

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks so much for watching. I can't imagine that kind of heat. I mean, I grew up in FL, but the humidity is a different story altogether than the desert climate you are accustomed to. Do you want more Muscovy or just content with your one token bird? Ha.

[@desertdanblacksmith1394]

@@FableHillFarm prob will get some more cause he is prob like his own kind.....he has a flock of chickens he is guardian over. My nephew and his family live near Grand Rapids and my best friend from college runs the Delta Planetarium in Michigan.

[@dianeasch929]

Hi, I'm also in AZ- Tucson. I got muscovies from a friend last year & when 1 went broody this spring she gave me a dozen random eggs (mine are all hens) from her nests. 10 hatched, a snake (we assume) got 2 on their birth day & 1 more squashed in the scuffle. So now I have 7 big ducklings & today we're clipping wings & checking sex. I wish I'd known about the feet, some of them were so klutzy with their big feet when they were little, I could have had a heads up earlier. Can't really keep more than 2 drakes- and maybe only 1, depending on temprement. I really like the colors of the 2 biggest ones. So we'll see. Thank you, Katlyn, thos was very helpful. Also loved lseeing your fall trees. I really miss that here.

[@LuettaHeineken]

I have Muscovy ducks. I have two females and a male. The female laid two clutches and set on them well. None were fertile. Do they need a pool to mate in. I don’t understand the why. Any thoughts?

[@severinodeguzmanjr5782]

When i was yung boy i ha hundreds of them but i left the philippines to work to SAUDI ARABIA now im buck upter 26year of working thank you i wish you all the best keep safe GOD BLESS

[@FableHillFarm]

I hear Muscovies are very prolific in the Philippines, I can only imagine how well suited the climate is to them. Congratulations on returning to your homeland after 26 years, that is a long time away. Thank you very much for your kind words and thank you for watching my videos! Best to you as well and blessings upon you.

[@DannyandLorraineOutdoors]

Awesome video, our ducks are the same, absolutely beautiful birds..

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you for watching! You raise Muscovies then? Where are you located?

[@DannyandLorraineOutdoors]

@@FableHillFarm yes we do raise mascovy ducks, rouen ducks, and jumbo Pekin ducks, several kinds of chickens, rabbits, geese, sheep and horses, list goes on, were living on Newfoundland island, we still got lots snow here yet, over 3 foot left yet..stay safe n have fun...

[@dolcedolly6363]

Muscovy duck eggs will hatch in incubator?

[@FableHillFarm]

Supposedly, yes, they will, but I only tried once and totally failed at it. They are notoriously tricky to hatch in an incubator but I think you might find some detailed articles online that are of better help. Sorry I can't speak to this but I hope you find the information you are looking for.

[@lmayer6596]

How well do miscovies mix with an integrated coup of regular ducks and chickens?

[@FableHillFarm]

As long as your Muscovies have enough living space, have a pool for bathing, have a good hen to drake ratio and ample feed (particularly if not free ranging) AND do not come from any aggressive genetics, you should have no issues integrating them with a mixed flock of other poultry types. My ducks free range with chickens and guineas and do fine with them.

[@severinodeguzmanjr5782]

You have beautiful moscovy ducks i love there colors and they are big!

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you very much for watching! Do you also have Muscovies?

[@ketogenicknowledge245]

Can you freeze dry excess Muscovy meat? With their low fat content it should be easier?

[@FableHillFarm]

I personally don't have any experience freeze drying.

[@Cache73]

They are a great bird. Easy to be self reliant with them...

[@FableHillFarm]

Absolutely. We will never have to worry about meat around here.

[@melissablair4233]

I liked what you said in your video ☺. I don't have any ducks (or even eaten much duck). My property would make a good home for ducks so I'm learning about what the best duck would be. Thank you!

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching Melissa! I cannot recommend Muscovy ducks enough to someone who has the right property to let them free-range or roam a little. They are so sustainable and so fun! What kind of area do you have for ducks?

[@melissablair4233]

We have little over 1/2 ac wooded that is marshy where we could create a pond in the NW. I like the idea of just letting them be.

[@cm-xq5zj]

@@melissablair4233 muscovy ducks are the best!! I used to think they were so ugly ( I feel guilty about that now ) I have had several breeds, muscovy are the absolute best!!!! I LOVE them!

[@Brian.Turner873]

Great information, I have pekins and runners, I want to get a few muscovys, should I be concerned about aggression or them flying off?

[@FableHillFarm]

Brian, thanks for watching. :) I would say that aggression in Muscovies is definitely genetic (we would absolutely cull aggressive birds) and you should ask whoever you find to acquire them from what their birds' temperaments are like. Aggression is typically only seen in drakes - and they can do serious damage because they are so big. So a nice drake is an absolute must for me. Do you free-range your birds? If so, I would say that you'll want to clip a wing at first, but, as long as you have enough for them to eat, they really shouldn't take off. My birds are perfectly happy to keep on our property and we only have 10 acres...they probably only access about 4 of of those acres regularly.

[@Brian.Turner873]

@@FableHillFarm Thanks for replying! Yes I’ve had to cull an aggressive drake Pekin before, my only drake now is a runner (penguin lol) and he’s the boss, but very well tempered. That is my main concern if I got a breeding pair of Muscovy. I’ve been raising ducks for a year now, so still kind of new at this!, You’ve had the best information, so definitely going to subscribe!

[@FableHillFarm]

Muscovies do tend to stick together (birds of a feather you know?) but I would suggest getting a drake that is a bit younger so he respects your other drake from the get go. I’m so glad you find my videos helpful! So great to hear my content is useful.

[@dennisdefensor4442]

Thank you for starting your video series. I like hearing about your Muscovies. Can you also tell us about your goats? What other livestock do you raise? May I ask which state you live, for weather questions about Muscovy?>

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoy our videos. We love our Muscovies too. We’re located in West Michigan. We will get pretty heavy snow here eventually, and the Muscovies adapt so well in winter. Is there anything in particular you’d like to see about our goats?

[@esieffer]

We have a pond nearby in the Atlanta suburbs. We have a TON of these ducks. They are pretty cool. They wag their tails if they think you are going to give them something. Love to see them walking with their babies.

[@FableHillFarm]

Yes, I know what you mean. I’m from FL and they are EVERYWHERE. Really interesting birds to watch.

[@LAW2024-n7p]

How do you tell your drakes from hens?

[@starmei007]

What is the apple cider vinegar for? Do you put it in the water? If so much much per gallon

[@FableHillFarm]

ACV (with the mother) is great for the immune system, it contains nutrients and healthy bacteria. I add a dollop (probably 1-2 tablespoons) per 5 gallons. I do this periodically (1-2 times weekly) for overall health. With young birds that were shipped or brought in from elsewhere, I do ACV very aggressively for initial coccidia treatment (with other things) and for meat chickens I give it every other day.

[@katerireeves761]

i am new to raising muskovies but i have noticed that my drakes have curly feathers down the back of their necks. is this a tell tale trait that the drakes have or is it just coincidence with my drakes

[@FableHillFarm]

I have never seen that before. Are the feathers always like that? You’re positive they are pure Muscovy?

[@annaverano5843]

Muscovies dont get curly feathers . Are you sure they are muscovies?

[@Ganonsmork]

I have one, his name is Frank. I hear they can quack, but I've never heard mine quack. I also hear they don't really quack that much, do you know any videos on what they sound like when they quack.

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there! I have never heard a Muscovy quack. The males and females certainly make distinctive sounds, but I haven't personally heard of them making a true 'duck' sound.

[@xyooj96]

What vegetation do they flavor most?

[@FableHillFarm]

I breed for hardiness and foraging ability first and foremost . Honestly, my birds aren’t that interested in kitchen scraps. I haven’t found many things my Muscovies will eat, besides perhaps peas.

[@logotherapeytis]

Awesome! thank you

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you for watching!

[@AJIN0071981]

I love to roast mascovies... I heard that they are awesome for roasting since they have the highest meat-bone ratio than any other bird.

[@FableHillFarm]

That they do! They are delicious. Tell me your secrets for roasting.

[@Severinus45]

Nice

[@ashleyhurkens7236]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I want to get some Ducks, we are looking for land now

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching Ashley! I so appreciate you! Where are you looking for land?

[@TheTaoofEternalWar]

Will they survive on hay in the winter?

[@FableHillFarm]

No. They don’t eat hay..we feed a protein layer mix with oats and brewer’s yeast.

[@tariqramzeen973]

Hello! I have a female msucorvy now who seems to be an adult almost 2 years old. She seems to be very slow and seems to be excreting loose waste. Any advice?

[@FableHillFarm]

Does she free range? Is it possible she ate something toxic or otherwise hazardous? Is she displaying any other symptoms like coughing, stumbling, itching?

[@tariqramzeen973]

@@FableHillFarm no chance . Though we have a couple of hens around. We have seen them fight around . This happened last week . She just moves less, stays in one place a lot not so active now . And her poo is liquid like . Should I show her to a doctor

[@FableHillFarm]

@@tariqramzeen973 I’m not a vet but if you are truly concerned and it is financially feasible for you to do so, then sure, call a vet. What I, personally, would do with such bird as described is isolate her in a crate inside of the flock’s normal hangout, give her some straw, make sure she has shelter, food (cooked eggs with warming herbs in them in addition to regular food, maybe some fresh grass or greens if possible, worms, etc), warm water with apple cider vinegar, oregano (I would use an essential oil form personally), fresh minced garlic and honey for a day or two and see if she doesn’t improve. Sounds potentially injured or suffering an immune response of some kind? Again I’m not a vet and you definitely should consult a vet and/or do your own research but this is what I would do, before I called a vet. Also they make powdered electrolyte and probiotic supplements for poultry and I would offer these in water in addition or in lieu of what I mentioned above. I would not personally call a vet for a duck. I don’t think my vet would even treat one, I’m honestly not sure.

[@sulamanijalloh6609]

Hi i star with 5 female and one male mascovi

[@MulberryBranchFarm]

So helpful!! I’m sold on them! What’s your favorite pattern/coloration do you like best?

[@FableHillFarm]

I’m glad you liked the video! My favorite colors are definitely the lavenders, silvers and platinums. Both my silver and lavender birds got killed this year, unfortunately, so I’m back to acquiring more lavenders and trying to breed my blue barred drake to my two blue hens in the hopes of getting some silvers (or better yet, silver barred!).

[@vineyardchickshomestead]

You have some really pretty Muscovy Ducks! Do you have any for sale?

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you! I’m very excited for our breeding season next year. Using Merlin and Gatsby will give us a LOT of color next year. At present, I don’t have anything for sale. Next summer we certainly will part with some.

[@vineyardchickshomestead]

Thank you! We have 2 dozen and want more! They do such a great job in our vineyard! If you are interested, you can see our babies from this year here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn7Jm56qr5uYgLM

[@ahmadabu-alrub1378]

nice!

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks so much for watching - I appreciate you! Glad you are enjoying my videos Ahmad.

[@duskwoodfarm]

"Swamp turkeys" oh my gosh I'm totally calling mine this from now on! LOL!

[@FableHillFarm]

I thought it was an apt description. Eli, the Amish gentleman I mentioned, was a really interesting man. I got my first Muscovies from him.

[@duskwoodfarm]

@@FableHillFarm Your flock is lovely! I'm hoping to add a couple of lilacs to mine and selling (or eating) all but my chocolate drake over the winter. Hoping for some pretty babies next year!

[@lisaannmaria4053]

They are all so beautiful I have 28 muscovies and I just raised my first duckling. I was driving and it was all alone by itself and couldn't find mom anywhere so I took it in. It's going great don't know it's sex yet

[@FableHillFarm]

Where are you located Lisa? Must be somewhere warm to find a wild duckling! Good job for rescuing it. Mama probably got killed.

[@lisaannmaria4053]

@@FableHillFarm I'm in florida there are a lot of muscovies that are wild here. The ones I take in are all my babies now I just adore them except when it mating season that's not a fun time

[@lisaannmaria4053]

@@FableHillFarm I ended up finding Mama a few days later but because she had the rest of the ducklings she wouldn't come near me and the little one didn't want to go. But I have a question for you if it's ok. How do I get the other muscovies to except the duckling I bring it by the others all the time to watch to see what they do and maybe learn from them things I cant teach but the little one always gets attacked. A hen and a drake pecked it and it screamed like it was being killed so now I'm nervous

[@annaverano5843]

@@lisaannmaria4053 you should keep the duckling away from the older ducks until your duckling is older. Drakes and the hens have been known to kill the ducklings .. I raised a muscovy drake from the first day he hatched he is now 1 year old ( he thinks I'm his mother and he follows me every where and I can handle him very easy .. this easter i found an abondon muscovy duckling and brought her home ( she is 3 months old now ) she started following daffy from day 1 and imprinted on daffy and he was very good with her at first he couldn't understand why a little yellow fluff ball was like his shadow and wouldn't let daffy out of her sight .. Daffy was a great father and I'm proud of him for raising the little duckling. Lucky the ducklings name turned out to be a female and she is 3 months old now and they are inseparable. The weird thing is since lucky didn't imprint on me she wants nothing to do with me and she sounds like I'm killing her if I touch her lol .. she has gotten better as she got bigger but I thought since I interact with daffy and he follows me everywhere that she would be more friendly towards me and trust me the way daffy does but she doesn't.. she knows she is well loved and fed and she seems happy .. they are pets and sleep in the house at night and are free to come indoors as often as they want .. they seem to prefer hanging out in the house more then they do outside sometimes lol .. they also hate the cold , hate the rain and hate playing in their pool they whould rather take a bath from their water bowl .. they are quite intelligent and they love a routine .. and daffy along with baby girl ( our family dog ) are equally protected of our property and they dont like strangers on the property my dog and daffy get very aggressive towards strangers and lucky the female muscovy is very gentle and very shy .. daffy is out going and very vocal . They also sit by the door waiting for me to come home from work and all 3 greet me with wagging tails and excitement and daffy will start talking and he can get very loud when he is happy and excited .. I love my pet muscovies I think they make great pets . And just like pet dogs , cats or children. Muscovies are not alike they all have their own personalities and their own ways about them .. Good luck with your muscovy ducks they are amazing and make you smile a lot and fall in love with them . They are like dogs with wings imo 🙂

[@Ganonsmork]

Mine is a very lonely duck. Every day he'll fly out of my property and come back after a few hours. There are lots of other birds we own, none of them like him for some reason.

[@FableHillFarm]

So your drake Frank is your only Muscovy? Do you have female ducks then he can breed with or no?

[@Ganonsmork]

@@FableHillFarm We only have two female ducks and they're Mallards and sometimes chases away frank. And yes he is our only muskovy, we got him on Halloween and called him Frank because the way they walk. We got him from a relative.

[@aivanroie1923]

Does Mules (Peking Male and Muscovy Female) grow faster and are they bigger than the normal muscovies? I'm planning to buy a Peking drake for my Female Muscovies.

[@FableHillFarm]

I don’t personally have experience raising mules but I have seen them and I don’t think they are bigger than a Muscovy. They might grow somewhat faster but I’m not sure if it makes a big difference overall.

[@aivanroie1923]

Thanks FHF for the reply.

[@mwenyachanda5000]

Great video very educative. I want to start raising Muscovy ducks as a beginner what is the recommended ratio for drake to hens?

[@annaverano5843]

3 hens to 1 drake

[@frankyluikhor5044]

Iam looking for keeping around 100 Muscovy duck , ,how do I keep them (housing system) how Manny male needed for 100 female duck Where do I need to separate them during hatching , I need to know everything , Reply me please ,its urgent

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Franky. Happy to help. Before I can adequately answer your questions, I have to ask where do you live and how much land do you have? Climate and whether or not you are able to free range plays a huge part in what my answers would be.

[@tetfernandez9663]

Is in breeding a problem among muscovies? So far the one I have are siblings, they produce 16 healthy ducklings. They are approx.3mos old now?

[@FableHillFarm]

I would not imagine it would be an issue until several generations in but if you are going to keep any of those babies I would definitely bring in new genetics to outcross your bloodlines.

[@honeycaffena4897]

Thank you for the informative video!! Yes, would love to see more of your duck program. Do they eat grass, any vegetables & etc? I am going to try ducks for eggs this spring & next another duck breed for meat in the future. I need to learn first, doing everything in stages

[@FableHillFarm]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! We don’t feed our Muscovies anything as far as treats are concerned, though I’ve offered peas before and they showed a little interest. I tried greens before a time or two and they ignored them. They much prefer insects, and yes, they do eat grass. It’s a great idea to go slowly when you’re getting a new animal.

[@Anilkumar-ez3yh]

Ducks lays eggs even with out males. Is it true mascovi lays only if they are mated and fertilised with a Male??

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there! Thank you for watching. Muscovies will lay eggs without a drake, same as other poultry species. Do you have Muscovies?

[@orenkeith4786]

Where are you located?

[@FableHillFarm]

I’m in West Michigan

[@orenkeith4786]

I live in Stanton and I was curious if you sell your muscovies. I would like to add more to my flock.

[@FableHillFarm]

I’m 45 minutes north of Grand Rapids in Trufant. I do have a drake and a couple hens available as breeding stock.

[@orenkeith4786]

Would you be willing to sell them and gor how much?

[@FableHillFarm]

Please send me an email [e-mail] or contact me through FB messenger on my farm page, facebook.com/thisisfablehillfarm

[@saltlifegull4091]

Loved it Katlyn. Never liked Muscovy ducks, but you've changed my mind:) Need your advice. I have all my ducks together, incubated a bunch of eggs which have hatched, now I can't tell which ducklings are the Pekings or Muscovy because so many are all white! Any advice?

[@FableHillFarm]

That makes me genuinely happy to hear. I just LOVE Muscovies - they are so hardy and easy to keep. Do you have photos? You can send them to my farm Facebook page or tag me in Instagram or shoot me an email [e-mail] and I can take a look. How old are they? It should become very obvious whose who.

[@muhammadrizalali9750]

Hi.... greetings from indonesia...... It is great video, i have muscovy as well and feed them rice and vegetables like cabbage, mustard green, lettuce ect. I look for it all in a traditional market for free. what you give to your muscovies? I see your muscovies are big 😁

[@FableHillFarm]

Greetings Muhammad! Thank you for watching! I feed mine a non-gmo mix of layer and grower (so mostly high protein with some added nutrients like minerals, probiotics, etc) and I add in a nutritional yeast as well. I have a video on what I feed my ducks during the winter you should definitely check out. Do you have different colors where you are or mostly black birds?

[@muhammadrizalali9750]

@@FableHillFarm great! Actually i add a little amount of layer as well, then last time it laying 13 eggs, perhaps will more eggs the next. How about your duck? For sure i will watch your videos 👌 and will tap this 👍 I have only white colour, i have black white before and it was very big, but it stolen 😅😂 One day i want to breed muscovy duck vs swan, male swan and female muscovy, it will be very big muscovy, some one made it you can check it in youtube or just search in google.

[@blairtheageese5269]

I got one ? M or F not sure yet only 3 weeks old , some one found it walking around and gave it to me to raise as I have chicks and geese, will enjoy it for awhile till I find out what it is M or F and if it stays nice I will keep if it s mean Mmmm will cook

[@FableHillFarm]

Sounds like a good plan ha! We love to eat duck and really enjoy the Muscovy meat, especially slow cooked. You should be able to sex by 6-8 weeks of age as the drakes will be heavy bodied with very large feet

[@mydude8731]

They're all over south florida

[@FableHillFarm]

I am actually born and raised in Cape Coral. I grew up being terrified of mama Muscovies because they are so protective of their ducklings ha. Where in FL are you?

[@mydude8731]

@@FableHillFarm small city in broward county called Hallandale beach 😎😎. These guys are literally everywhere they're in the parks, they're in the schools, they're hanging outside stores and gas stations and they're not afraid of people at all and wouldn't flinch lol

[@LAW2024-n7p]

We are new to muscuvies.

[@albertojrsanjuan2277]

Is gypsy mask bad. Thanks

[@FableHillFarm]

I think Gypsy masks look cool, personally, and wouldn't mind having another drake that had a really beautiful one.

[@brightax7502]

my ducks are like those but they are scared of me they run away

[@FableHillFarm]

Are they wild or domesticated? My Muscovies aren't the most friendly but they certainly associate me with food.

[@aarondedace5843]

Rock is wicked aggressive he pretty much attack when i touch his food, and when Rock go to his pond he attacks Darren (a cayuga cross mallard)

[@FableHillFarm]

Yikes. He sounds like a tough guy. I don’t personally tolerate any aggression in my flocks (for any poultry) and cull any that show aggression. I don’t handle my ducks at all but I still want friendly birds, especially drakes that are nice to hens and their young. So far, I haven’t dealt with an aggressive drake, but I have had some mean roosters.

[@ulyssesumali3411]

Nice to see different colors of muscovy ducks especially those blue barred and black barred, here in the philippines i often see white and black only..

[@FableHillFarm]

Thank you so much for watching! Definitely check out my video on Muscovy Genetics if you haven't seen it, you'd probably really enjoy it. We've got some beautiful birds now compared to when this video was made. I have heard from many of my viewers in the Philippines that the Muscovy colors are quite limited. It is very difficult to keep breeding black to black and hoping for any type of mutation to pop up, I'm sure.

[@terminadorairgunsandoutdoors]

Since I culled my aggressive Muscovy drake, the rest of my chickens and mallard ducks are so much happier and can finally relax without alwayz getting mounted by that big dumb oaf.

[@FableHillFarm]

Oh good! I could never tolerate an aggressive drake - there are way too many nice birds out there to let a mean one stick around.

[@Ganonsmork]

We only have ducks to protect our chickens, we have no other reason to have them. I'm not sure about my chickens.

[@FableHillFarm]

What kind of ducks do you keep besides Frank? I have never heard of ducks used as guardians, but I can say from experience, I know how tough Muscovies can be. Ha.

[@Ganonsmork]

@@FableHillFarm well, I have Mark the Piken. Molly, Billy, quack, lil' Mol', and lil' Quack the Mallards. And then there's Chirp, we're not sure what he is.

[@Ganonsmork]

@@FableHillFarm Chirp is white with big brown spots. He stands and walks like an Indian Runner, but he's shorter, and not as thin as one.

[@Ganonsmork]

@@FableHillFarm i have 5 rooster chickens. One is the defender, one is mean to anyone he sees, and three if them do odd stuff. The other three are younger, and won't attack humans. The chickens are so afraid of the ducks, my defender chicken doesn't even defend the ducks because he knows they can protect themselves. The ducks are af6of us, but not them. Frank's different, he'll be afraid of us but not the chickens, the next day he's the opposite. He likes to explore, as in fly away from the property for 2 hours.

[@Ganonsmork]

Sorry, I'm a talker, and can't fit all my thoughts in one comment.

[@PeternakEntokKLT]

wow😍😍😍

[@koreshus]

Muscovy duck my Love

[@FableHillFarm]

We love them. They are easy keepers, great mothers, hardy, excellent foragers and fun to watch.

[@SarahsPets2004]

I love mine only girls but awesome

[@FableHillFarm]

They are the best! I hope to have hens in the next couple years that are more handled too. Are yours hand tame?

[@jupekai4601]

Curious why you call ducks hens? When Duck = female Drake = male

[@FableHillFarm]

While you are correct, hen is also commonly used to describe female ducks in my area and online, from what I have seen. As many of my users might not know this either, I feel it is a simpler distinction to make.

[@nacht98]

in Portugal we call these "patos mudos"...mute duck

[@lisacldmom2ksd932]

Love how they wag their tails

[@FableHillFarm]

They are too funny to watch. I really enjoy their antics. My friend and I call it 'having a meeting' when they all get together and wag their tails and bob their heads.

[@richardhariaprino6814]

How much they weigh for a grown male & female muscovy?

[@FableHillFarm]

Males can weigh upwards of 15lbs (6.8g) and females upwards of 8lbs (3.6kg). Last time we butchered some grow outs, our drakes were around 9lbs and the hens closer to 5.5-6lbs.

[@aarondedace5843]

my muscovy drake named Rock is wicked aggressive he protect his mate and family

[@johnhennery8820]

Wen I was about 14 years old I went to live on my uncle's farm with my grandma also he had cows chekens gess and ducks and a pair of muscovies thay were a little bit bigger than a duck but these muscovies walked back words and never made a sound and stayed too them selves and I've never heard anyone else having them except for you and I see yours don't walk back words wat was rong with his? If you know what was wrong with them or is some like that

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there John, sorry for the late reply, I am playing catch up on comments right now. I honestly have never heard/seen anything about ducks walking backwards so that is very interesting to me. I will try to look into it to see if I can find anything about it. Hope all is well!

[@severinodeguzmanjr5782]

Sorry forgot to say hellow im from the PHILIPPINES

[@FableHillFarm]

Welcome from the United States! Thanks for checking out my videos. I would love to visit the Philippines some day, what a beautiful region. What island do you live on?

[@geodegroot8310]

Why do the most informative homestead animal videos come from Michigan....particularly West Michigan? Go Michiganders! Now, I need to see an Upper Peninsula video on making black bear jerky....the best of the best of any jerky in the World.

[@White.Christopher]

You never have an issue with the cats?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there! Thanks for watching. We have not ever seen our cats bother our ducklings or chicks. They walk right through the flock without showing any interest. I think they are perfectly happy eating rodents and wild birds and the Muscovy mothers are quite intimidating ha.

[@White.Christopher]

@@FableHillFarm thank you very much for your response yeah I have some outside cats in my area and I've been really concerned to allow my ducks to free roam when I'm not there because I don't want any issues I really appreciate your insight. I'm working on creating a larger area but for now I have an 8x2 enclosure do you think this is sufficient for five adult muscovy?

[@backyardfarmingaroundbyfa1059]

Nice video. Supporting each other here. Keep it up. 🦆👍

[@FableHillFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@toniholland2058]

My muscovy girls are terrible mothers,they don't stay with there babies,and then just leave them in the middle of the yard...why is this? I have to house brood raise them every single time. 😅

[@mikeclement5383]

Muscovy ducks are scientifically a breed of goose.

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Mike, thanks for watching. I would love for you to clarify. I researched this a bit more, as I did not want to mispeak in responding to you. Anseriformes is an order of waterfowl that includes ducks and geese. Their family is that of Anatidae, which includes duck and geese, but then that is further divided into 12 different sub-families, of which Muscovies belong to Cairinini (perching duck). I could not find any mention of Muscovies as being scientifically geese, but I am happy to take a look at your sources. I found information most creditable through these sources: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Muscovy_Duck/overview www.britannica.com/animal/Anatidae

[@JacquelineJaroffaith]

Muscovy ducks taste like turkey.

[@FableHillFarm]

That’s interesting...how do you like to cook it? We have not found that to be the case. I think it depends on how you season it. One night I cooked it like pulled pork in the crockpot and the next evening we reheated the leftovers, seasoned it a little extra with some cumin and had shredded duck tacos. Both meals, you had no idea what type of protein you were eating, it was just juicy and flavorful.

[@JacquelineJaroffaith]

@@FableHillFarm Well, I sliced up a lot of oranges, then I cut into the legs and wings cut orange on one side insert oranges into each of the wing and leg sections I cut and put the slices in the cavity of the duck. Then put the whole duck into a cooking bag for 1 hour an 20 minutes. Then I slice off the most of the meat into a platter. Then made a Honey glaze which is 1/4 Cup of orange juice and a 1/4 Cup honey warm in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour the honey glazed on the Duck. Then service the duck. Yummy taste just like Turkey.

[@aarondedace5843]

Rock is half size of yer biggest drake but Rock isn't an adult yet, he's just 10 months old at this point

[@vickibrunson3169]

These ones?? Say what?

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there Vicki! Can you please clarify your comment?

[@youngmoneymoguls1425]

You used the word demure. Fast forward 4 years to now and that word is annoyingly popular 😅😂😂🎉

[@heraldoriviera3851]

many months later but I gotta add my 2 cents to your common sense: at no time should anyone ask to pet your dog, your cat your kid or what ever! Respect all living life, if what you DESIRE wants you to admire it, then that will ask for your admiration. Until then, it's just creepy! Keep your hands to yourself!

[@FableHillFarm]

Good advice Heraldo. :) Thanks for watching.

[@karlaug4450]

Don't forget that wild Muscovy Ducks carry diseases , & true or not that there is a roomer that they ruin neighbors screens more then once , & ruin yards , & gardens , & chase other duck species out of state I'm guessing the other youtube video is getting at ?. I miss the ones I had . But they were not wild so likely had shot's . I believe ducks attack other ducks because they don't know the duck & because the other have a clutch some where or have babies some where , & I do know that Geese , Swans , try drowning adult ducks , & cows will eat a baby duck , & a deer as well , snakes , owls , Eagles , Cat fish , Bass fish , maybe Carp too , & Pike , & snapping turtles maybe as well . The wild ones should be caught alive , get shot's , & sent to people who want them who will pay shot's for the babies by check up to see if there are paper's saying so like a receipt .

[@aarondedace5843]

Rock looks like your white drake

[@lylemcavany9640]

They are not freaking ducks omg

[@FableHillFarm]

Hi there. Anseriformes is an order of waterfowl that includes ducks and geese. Their family is that of Anatidae, which includes duck and geese, but then that is further divided into 12 different sub-families, of which Muscovies belong to Cairinini (perching duck). If you have any contradictory information to share with me, I am happy to take a look at your sources. I found information most creditable through these sources: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Muscovy_Duck/overview www.britannica.com/animal/Anatidae