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  1. SaraR

    Muscovy drakelets

    One of our Muscovy ducks recently managed to successfully become a mum for the first time. We had hoped to get a couple of new ducks, but out of eight eggs only three ducklings made it past week 1. Unfortunately all three seem to be drakelets (they are 4weeks old now and there is nothing dainty...
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    Ducks eating long grass

    When our muscovy ducks are out foraging in the garden they do the normal duck feeding thing of sifting through the mud and litter looking for bugs and such. But they also seek out tufts of long grass and pick off long blades of grass and gobble it down. I've read that geese shouldn't be grazing...
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    Housing ducks and geese together

    I'd love to hear people's experience of housing ducks and geese together! I've got a muscovy trio and am looking to get a trio of brecon buff geese next year. For the sake of space and warmth in winter I would love to house them all in house, but I have read mixed views on this. Is it down to...
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    New duck owner in Wales

    Hello! I live in Mid-Wales (UK) and have just become the happy owner of three muscovy ducks. So far everything has gone smoothly although we are still tweeking our set up and the dogs are not quite sure what to make of these scary additions to the household. :D We are also looking at getting a...
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