What do backyard Muscovy Ducks need? Poultry Coupe Tour

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Starting out with Muscovy Ducks?
What do you need in the duck coupe to keep Muscovy Ducks?
Take a peek into the poultry coupe at Moat Cottage, where Elissa has Muscovy Ducks, drakes and a few Australorp chickens.
The coupe is where the poultry sleep at night, eat, lay their eggs and raise ducklings.
See where Muscovy ducks sleep
How to store duck food
What you need for healthy ducks
Bedding material for ducks
What you need for Back yard ducks
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ducks safe
Duck coupe tour.
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[@SkyWire88]

Very cute. You, that is.... I love your videos. They're very well done and fun to watch. ✌

[@lamoabird]

My favourite coop! Love the way you treat your babies... wonderful, this is how creatures should be treated

[@MoatCottage]

lamoabird they deserve a great life 😊

[@anashomestead5919]

I liked the free access to the charred wood, first time I have seen that. Made good sense to me. I also liked the decorative effect of the oyster shell availablility, much nicer than in some container or just put in with feed. That artistic eye of yours. :D

[@MoatCottage]

Ana's Homestead hello Ana, nice to see you, yes the coal on the wood is another way to have healthy happy Birds 😊

[@esieffer]

We have a community of Muscovy ducks in the Atlanta suburbs. They roam the neighborhood eating bugs and grass. They live in two backyards as far as I know and also under a porch in someone's front yard. I love watching them, especially when they have new chicks. I have no idea if any of them are consumed etc. None of the neighbors seem to mind. I certainly don't mind. I have never seen foxes in this area but I would be shocked if there are none around.

[@philtirah]

I loved using straw in drier areas. I live in a wetland now. All clay. If I use straw it molds almost immediately. I was forced to switch to wood chips. Luckily they're cheaper than straw here for some reason. My ducks are Pekins and they live in my garden. I keep a tall cattle bowl full of clean fresh water daily and I refill they're pond twice a week. I only have 2 ducks. This works out fine forme.nice video. It's always interesting to view another's perspective

[@MUSCOVYDUCKASIAN]

Saya sangat terhibur dengan Vidio ini semoga menginspirasi penonton yang lainya

[@MoatCottage]

Thank you 🦆

[@_robustus_]

Maybe a deck or pea gravel around the baths would be a relatively mud free solution for the baths.

[@melanielinkous8746]

Subscribed! Love your ducks and got a lot of great ideas for mine. 😊 🌺

[@coreydewhurst9481]

Great thanks have a nice night 😀👍

[@Allan-et5ig]

Adorable.

[@MoatCottage]

Allan Cerf they are very sweet 😊

[@laurastitch7357]

I love the way you set up your coop, wish I could get ducks. :)

[@jenniferkeli7840]

Thanks for sha ring

[@Phuongmy16]

Love it thanks for your great video 🌹🌹🌹

[@MoatCottage]

Lucy My hello Lucy, I’m glad you enjoyed it, thanks for dropping in 😊

[@eddamzkietv3515]

Hi watching from Philippines

[@MoatCottage]

Hello and Welcome from Australia

[@glambycheryl212]

Love the coup.

[@MoatCottage]

Thank you, the ducks and chickens seem to like it too 😁

[@coreydewhurst9481]

Oh Thanks for getting back to me I will check it out for sure do you just use the Australian brand Country Grain cheers 👍😀😀

[@MoatCottage]

Corey Dewhurst I use Peters free range poultry mix, no hidden nasties in it 😊

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Absolutely great great information friend 😊

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Little Bean's Garden how are your Girls going?

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Moat Cottage hi friend! They are good, still bald lol 😂

[@pn3940]

for some reasons, my ducks don't like fermented feeds. chickens do like them.

[@MoatCottage]

P N that is really interesting, my ducks love the fermented grain as part of their diet. What sort of ducks do you have and are they enjoying something else that they are eating?

[@3West_tv]

I like ur setup

[@MoatCottage]

Thank you

[@Leader_7]

😍

[@cek7940]

I love your coop! I have that same stone bench, I think it's beautiful. We're planning on getting a small flock of laying hens and a couple small milking goats but we have some predators in our backyard, I'm not quite sure how to protect them yet. Foxes, stray dogs, Hawks and vultures, owls... there's a lot to consider!

[@MoatCottage]

Ce K you may need a large roofed coupe, with a concrete floor, foxes will dig under otherwise. But I’m sure you’ll work out something safe and secure for your future livestock 💕😊

[@nuraeniaenhi8103]

🥰🥰🥰🥰..keren2 ducks,,indonesia

[@MoatCottage]

Hello glad you enjoyed the ducks

[@nuraeniaenhi8103]

Saya penghobi ternak entok neng🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😄😄😄🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏

[@nuraeniaenhi8103]

Tukeran yuk sama entok jumbo blitar saya🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🙏🙏🙏😘

[@BehindPh]

Raising chicken and different types of flocks in abroad why so expensive..while here in Asia very very simple..... But I love ur vids..seeing colorful muscovy

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Behind Ph I guess we have to protect from different predators and have different legal regulations for our flocks. My chickens have lived well up to 13 years and were still laying and the ducks are still going strong too. Thanks so much for watching, where in Asia are you from?

[@shanehamlyn3346]

Thanks for the advice. May we share our duck pictures

[@MoatCottage]

Hi Shane, You can tag me your duck picks over on Instagram. I wont see them until next week though but I look forward to seeing your ducks.

[@coreydewhurst9481]

Hey Elissa I’m in Victoria Australia to in the High country question is that country grain feed that you soak if so what’s the benefit of soaking love you’re tour And Chanel cheers from Corey 😀🌈🌈😀🇦🇺

[@MoatCottage]

Corey Dewhurst hello Corey from the High Country, one of my favourite places, it’s so beautiful up there. I ferment the grains because it create good bacteria for the poultry’s gut to make them healthier and it also makes the grain go further- about 40% further, so that is most beneficial for the wallet. I have a fermenting grain video if you’d like to see how I do it. Thanks for stopping by, lovely to meet you 😊

[@BrimwoodFarm]

How have I only just seen this video? Wonderful! What do you do with all the straw? Does it just rot down or do you have to annually dig it all out and start over?

[@MoatCottage]

Brimwood Farm Geoff you have been super busy with your job I believe 😊 we periodically remove the poopy straw for layers in our compost bins and garden beds and when it gets to a certain muckiness (I think I just made that word up?) we remove as much as we can to the compost and more straw is added. Sometimes I just add extra straw on top to prevent any smells, until I can get to it but in saying that, there is plenty of air flow, as it’s mostly and outside area so it’s not too bad at all. As I mostly have ducks, it’s a mixture of the straw, poop and soil that they have mixed in and big fat worms 😃🌱 it’s really wonderful stuff.

[@agussarimansyah1155]

Entog nya BAGUS PISAN👍

[@MoatCottage]

Agus Sarimansyah11 enya kuring satuju 😀 🦆

[@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az]

How long do you ferment the duck food? Their beauties. Do you put the duck bath water around your trees?

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Sandi Aberle fermenting time is variable depending on the temperature. In winter (temperatures of -6 to 11C) it can take 4 days and in summer (temperatures of 15C to 46C) 4 hours. I definitely use the duck water on all of my garden, we are in a drought so using the water is a must. I move the pools around so every plant gets a turn. 😊🦆

[@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az]

@@MoatCottage Thank you. You you now safe from the fires?

[@MoatCottage]

Sandi Aberle yes thanks, the fire near us is now safe, so our town was saved. There are still many fires still burning in Australia, but for now we are ok.

[@rewildingheart5648]

Me again! I've been letting one of my girls keep her eggs in hopes of hatching some chicks - this is the first time for me - and this morning when I let her out of the coop one of the eggs had been broken and eaten. This hen and a drake are new to my flock and currently in quarantine together so I am not sure which of them did it but I am wondering if I should be concerned? She has 4 eggs unbroken and I am wondering if I should move them to one of my older hens or just let it play out and see what happens?? It seems a bit worrisome to me but I have nothing to base it off of and I can't find any information on this online. Thank you in advance!

[@marysallee9377]

How do you fix the fermented food, what’s all in it? Also what kind if grit was that? Where do you get the charcoal for them?

[@miguelmurguia1878]

Hey love your videos also thanks for the tip about the charcoal I own two Muscovy ducks and I enjoy them but do you give away your ducks when you have to many after the ducks hatch their eggs ? Because I like ducks and hope to keep having them in my life

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Angel murguia, I sometimes sell or gift to friends my extra female ducks, but the males offspring are for food and I try to collect the eggs when I have enough meat. We have 2 males that we always keep as well as our lovely ladies. They are very special birds 💕

[@maggiefollett636]

I adore Muscovies! (Any reason why you spell "coop" as "coupe", BTW? A coupe is an open-topped vehicle.)

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Maggie, clearly you have good taste in waterfowl. I am a fan of muscle cars and of course pronounced Ford Coupe differently to Chicken coupe..... and I though there were different spellings of the word coop/coupe/coup in different countries, yet you are the first person to enlighten me that this is not actually the case. This certainly goes to the saying, “you can’t believe everything you think you know” Thanks for letting me know, I will be updating my videos. 😊

[@AlaskaPrepper]

Very Nice Moat. Do you eat your ducks and what do you do with all the eggs. Truly enjoyed the video, I can't wait till I get a chicken coop. God bless...

[@MoatCottage]

Alaska Prepper hi AP, yes we process all by hand, a big job as ducks have twice as many feathers than chickens and they are so big, but very delicious and very rewarding. The eggs get used for everything from cherry custard tart to broccoli, spinach and Brie quiche or roast pumpkin, rocket and blue vein cheese quiche... duck egg and bacon is also good. What breed of chicken do you think you’ll get?

[@hootowlholler3760]

Loved the tour. Thx so much! You have a great set-up there, Elissa. Made me wish I was a duck. (female, that is. I don't wanna go to freezer camp) Lol. Do any wild predators ever succeed getting in the coupe? Looked like a nice winter day. Are you having a mild winter, so far?

[@MoatCottage]

HootOwl Holler hello, our Winter has been cold with many beautiful, sunny days and freezing nights, it’s just getting started really. This was a particularly freaky warm winters day of 17C the next day was 7C. Yes being a duck (female or a chosen drake) is fairly good here for sure. The crows and hawks seem to know when their are babies, however we haven’t ever had an incident and they don’t bother the bigger birds. No other predators have been an issue although a few local cats and dogs have tried. Have a great day Hoot 💕

[@hootowlholler3760]

Elissa, "chosen drake" is right. I couldn't help but remember that you said you harvest the drakes in another video. :) When you harvest, do you skin them or do the feather plucking method? I had never seen a bird skinned; but over at Deep South Homestead, Danny skinned a turkey a few days ago. Just like skinning a rabbit.

[@MoatCottage]

HootOwl Holler first I pluck al the feathers off and then I skin the duck. I use the down feathers for filling doonas, the skin gets rendered down for duck fat, great for cooking with. Then I dissect the bird, some for freezing and some for canning and the carcass is used for making bone broth.

[@MoatCottage]

HootOwl Holler it all gets used, the big feathers even go in the compost and anything else gets buried to feed trees.

[@MoatCottage]

HootOwl Holler they skin quiet well, not as easy as a rabbit though, they are very easy and quick to skin

[@crobles1973]

I raise chickens. And have one Muscovy female that is a recent addition to the farm. I really like this breed and would like to add a few more girls and a drake. But I'm afraid of the tales I've heard of the drakes trying to mate with female chickens. Have you had this problem? Also thanks for the tip on the charcoal. I'll be adding some of that manana.

[@MoatCottage]

Hey Chris Robles, congratulations on your latest edition. I have 2 main drakes to 10 ducks at the moment, in breeding season the numbers increase of course, but this is my base flock these days. The two males have never bothered the chicken as there are enough ducks to occupy them. The chickens get along quite well with my drakes and are often sharing a food bowl when they don’t have to and there has never been anything untoward between them. Now I did have a time, where males I breed were delayed in going to the freezer by a few months, so that meant way too many older teenage boys with one thing on their mind. So we did have a violation of a hen, much to our horror and within a few days the shelves and freezer had plenty of duck. I have since never let the teenagers get too old before processing and it has been fine. I hope this has helped. 😊

[@rhiantrocio4282]

Who sees 4 white lines in the sky at 08 seconds

[@MoatCottage]

rhian trocio they are power lines 😁

[@urbanrat84]

Wish I'd found this vid to begin with on muscovys.. spent hours searching for how to set up their sleep area etc. If I want to keep 2 or 3 in a pen in a suburban backyard in Melbourne, would a couple of big dog kennels raised off the ground a little filled with straw be ok for them to sleep and nest in or should I have a bigger area with hay bales for them

[@MoatCottage]

urbanrat84 hello and welcome to Moat Cottage, I have the dog kennels and cages on the ground, filled with straw and this is where they usually lay eggs but they don’t usually choose to sleep in them unless they go broody (and want to sit on the eggs) I have a couple, who on occasions, choose to sleep with the chickens but generally they all like to sleep under the stars on the bales or straw deep litter mulch. My coupe sleep area is protected from winds and hot summer sun, it gets way colder and hotter here than Melbourne. Your area sounds ok for the nights, as long as you’re letting them have more space in the daytime. See how they like it, spying on the is enlightening to see what they’re all doing and how they are behaving. I hope this has helped and enjoy your Muscovies

[@miksadie]

Where did you get your food storage containers?

[@MoatCottage]

miksadie hello, I got them from Hunters, it’s a stock feed outlet in my small town. I hope this helps.😊

[@gregorysimpson6393]

Can I do a successful breeding program in a hot 90s climate I have 6 females two males one has laid 13 days in a row last two she has set on and has a four duck rooting club I would like to hatch a brood around 7-15-21 or there abouts???

[@MoatCottage]

Your duck will be fine in those temperatures, so long as you keep suitable clean water up to them. I get heatwaves in the 116F and they do fine, they also do well hatching out at the end of Winter here too, which is temps of around 28F to 50F so they are very versatile birds.

[@enenalan]

How do you keep your muscovies from flying off, climbing over your fence, etc?

[@MoatCottage]

Mark hi, I trim one wing on each of the female ducks so the stay inside the yard safely. Here is a link to the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5axe5x8ocmbn6M On how to trim a wing and what not to do.

[@marklesniak8038]

Moat Cottage Fantastic! Thank you so much! That was my chief concern...that and them getting on well with my chickens (Which you definitely proved will work!)

[@MoatCottage]

Mark Lesniak hello, yes they get along quite well, so long as you don’t have too many drakes because the teenage drakes may get frisky with whatever lady they can get hold of and the main drake usually protects his ducks but not the chickens. The main Drake’s get along fine with the chicken. I hope this helps 😊

[@oscarsbackgardenbirds7460]

How many eggs do Muscovy ducks lay a year?

[@MoatCottage]

Check out my video on Muscovy and egg laying kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZK2lH1vmq52f8U

[@vishnumohanan6928]

My Muscovy is not laying since last six months... Any one plz help me...

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Vishnu Mohanan I will answer this in my next video, along with some other duck information 😊

[@markoorevic1385]

Hi could you please help me? I've got a young muscovy duck who's getting severely injured by a young Muscovy drake and young rooster who tries to bred her. She doesn't like to be seperated and she's very scared so she won't let me help her. What should I do?

[@MoatCottage]

Hello Anime fan forever, Muscovy ducks are shy and they do like to be with other birds. Do you have any other female ducks or hens? If the cockerel (young rooster) is inappropriate or the young duck is hurting her, then they would be the ones I’d be planning to put in the cooking pot. You don’t want to have too many male birds (ducks or roosters) because that’s when they can be problematic. You want to keep male birds that are good natured and breed with them too, so you have a harmonious and happy flock. I hope this helps. 🦆 🐓

[@markoorevic1385]

@@MoatCottage tnx I found the problem my muscovy drake got into a habit of plucking and eating her feathers so he'll be going down tomorrow. And as for the rooster he isn't mature enough to breed so I doubt he'll do much damage. I have a pekin (not pure Aylesbury) drake who gets along with my muscovy hen so I'm hoping for some hinny ducklings next year.

[@MoatCottage]

Anime fan forever I’m so glad you found the problem, there are plenty of good drakes around, so not point keeping a naughty and mean one. 😊

[@lamoabird]

Any mean birds in my flock go into the pot, no matter how gorgeous they are.

[@edwardcuevas5667]

How about big dog

[@Em-cx2oo]

Hi. How do I tell if my ducks are female or drakes? They are 3 months

[@MoatCottage]

Hello shaun em, are they Muscovy Ducks? if so the easiest way to tell is the boys are much bigger than the girls. There are also differences in the tail shape, I think that would be a future video when i have ducklings to show you the difference 😊

[@markoorevic1385]

The boys are bigger, they grow caruncules (the red stuff on their beak) much faster, and as for tail shape the girls should have a U shaped tail and boys a V shaped tail if I remember correctly. Oh and the boys tend to be harder to catch when they're a little older.

[@sumankhatri7346]

You will sell Muscovy duck

[@MoatCottage]

No, I dont sell online

[@criminologist2212]

great video hope you can see and be friends with farm boi tv thanks my friend

[@MoatCottage]

Yes, thank you

[@jahiracappas591]

I need u to email mail bc i have a pet duck i want to ask u question

[@rashawnthegamingmaster8620]

Those ducks are small bois