Muscovy Duck Keeping 101
You may remember these little faces from Duckling Raising 101... That's right, it's Moby, Smooch, Pippin, Quaxley (A rescue, non-muscovy, now been released) and the slightly younger Sylvy, and they are here to tell you how to keep them as royalty! (And I'll give you the essentials). Muscovies are honestly beautiful creatures, and are completely different to chickens, as my wife soon realised, having never kept either until recently. Toni, one of our new younger babies, now all grown, enjoying a fresh muddy puddle under the mulberry tree. A bit about ducks, from a duck. We are the most exquisite of creatures, and are as different from each other as you hoomans are. Some love cuddles and pats, others prefer to hibernate quietly in a corner until corn or peas are delivered by room service, (preferably fresh corn, with pesky wrapping removed, and peas, de-shelled, shells on the side, however frozen and thawed in warm water will suffice.) We all, however,...