Comments on: Muscovy Boys

By: Dawn C.

Dawn C. — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:39:31 +0000

I’m dreaming of the day when I don’t have satanic conures in my apartment, but that may not be for another 20 years. Maybe they can chill with Pringles at your place for a while.

Crossing my fingers that the leg heals up.

By: Pringles

Pringles — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:16:40 +0000

Pringles says you might as well stop dreaming. If your house ever becomes devoid of waterfowl i will pack my bags and come for a vacation.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:39:34 +0000

The boys are so cute and sweet! Tiffany, you are so awesome!

By: silly human

silly human — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:47:38 +0000

Yes, Marlys. I walked up to the neighbor who was feeding the healthier one and just picked him up. Actually I was going to feed him a snack first but she said “are you afraid? Just pick him up. He won’t mind.” The injured one was near the lake under a boat so I made sure to get between him and the water. But it didn’t matter because he also just let me pick him up. He is pretty sick. I hope he can recover. His leg joint is seriously infected – looks worse than Lester’s leg on x-ray, though Lester probably sat longer on the ground, injured.

By: Chick Mom

Chick Mom — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:20:23 +0000

Oh, those are beautiful muscovies. Like Mr. Moor, it’s probably good I’m far away too as I find those two very hard to resist. I’m so glad you know a spot they can go for a good life as male muscovies are often hard to place. Please tell us about the capture. Did they walk right up and let you pick each up? How wonderful people did care about them and found you (and that you are a duck nut). What a lot of work you have taken on but I think we can see they are happy and grateful for it.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:11:19 +0000

There is a Muscovy duck rescue in Florida called Duck Haven. If muscovies aren’t injured they don’t need help and are best left alone. The Florida ones are not dumped pets like these two, but wild feral ducks. They are fine in the wild.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:33:43 +0000

that is so sad. Do you think people in Florida should try to help individual muscovies if they are not injured. I ask because you never can tell I might go back to Fl. one day

By: silly human

silly human — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:55:33 +0000

Jenny – they must stay separate from everyone else until the parasites are gone, which can be confirmed with a follow-up fecal test. At least two weeks. Other than that I just have to be careful not to track feces around on my shoes and keep their area clean.

Scovies in Florida are a feral, invasive species that acts essentially wild. They all started as dumped domestic ducks, but they do well in warm climates. Because they are invasive, many Fish & Wildlife departments and even private companies kill them by the thousands.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:23:04 +0000

Tiff you are a wonderful human.
I have a question how do you prevent the new boys from spreading parasites to the others until the antibiotics kick in or is it once they are on antibiotics, it takes care of itself very quickly?

The other thing are all muscovies considered domesticated? I ask because I lived in Florida for quite a while and would see muscovies all over the place and no one ever said anything about them being domesticated and now I just wonder if I was just unaware that they were in a horrible situation

By: Mr Moor

Mr Moor — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:22:21 +0000

You know I’ve already got two drakes and (good for me) you live too far away or else I’d take them. I just love scovie guys, they are the sweetest (as you know), and it’s visible in these videos.
You’ll have fun with them while they stay, they aren’t mature enough to fight (but Malley is;-) I hope the injured leg will heal as good as possible, good thing you’ve already got a place for them.
They look very sweet.

I won’t even start to say what I think of people who dump ducks……