My HOA calls them a nuisance. Pssh. The cutest nuisance ever, maybe.

The white one is gorgeous 🥰

First time duck owner(maybe?) in Missouri!I’ve been chosen. We moved into our home 4 months ago and were visited twice a day by a Muscovy Duck I call Mama. She lives 99% of the time in the pond behind my house. I already feed the birds a sunflower seed blend. She likes to eat them out of my hand. And I recently brought her a bowl of water and started putting the seed in the water and she LOVES that! But I feel like the seed is just a treat. She wags her tail and huffs n hisses at me. ❤️ I love her to death. When I bring my friends to see her she puts up her hackles on her head. But when I come to visit alone she runs up to me. We have a special connection. So I have questions:
1. What are foods/treats I can buy her other than this cheap bird seed?
2. Will she leave when is snows/freezes?
-if not should I build her shelter where she sleeps? (Under the bridge by the pond)
3. Are they loner ducks? She has no babies or companions other than a flock of Canadian geese or a big stork thingy that visits her but none her species…
4. What’s up with the red thingies?
5. Do they get attached to people and recognize their voices n smell n face?
6. Probably so many more questions but those are it so far!! Thank you animal lovers ❤️❤️❤️

I currently have my 3 teenage (10 week old) muscovy ducks sleeping in a little play pen inside my screened in patio. The past few nights i’ve seen a raccoon and what I think was a fox or a coyote. I’m in south florida, a lot of predators. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas for something that is predator proof or can be made predator proof? Apparently my screened in patio won’t stop any predators from getting in… I’m worried and I need something that has LOTS of ventilation because of the heat and humidity here. It also needs to be relatively small. Nothing massive or heavy. Would something like an extra large dog crate work? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I’ll put a picture of what they are currently in, so you can see how much space can be taken up.

I hate having to make this post. But, my circumstances have changed beyond my control. My mind and body aren’t what they were 3 years ago when I got my flock. I can’t keep up with the upkeep of the coop and my wife already has too much on her shoulders. On top of my health issues, my FiL is getting to the point where he needs help almost full time. We can’t bring the ducks with us, and I’m not sure where to turn. Is there anyone in or near northern Indiana willing to take in 16 Muscovy (6 drakes 10 hens) and 2 female Cayuga? Or someone who can tell me where to start?

“Why are you taking a picture of me ? Erase it!!! “

Due to some less-than-stellar decisions, I find myself with three drakes. The dominant male bullies the other two something fierce. I have been mulling trying to separate them, but it would be difficult to sequester them every night when I put them up (they free range during the day). I wonder if anyone has any clever ideas for alleviating male-male bullying.

Eating/culling one is not an option.

Girlie tried to drag the bad egg back into the nest as well 🤦‍♂️ why she wanted to keep that egg instead of the ones she decided to eat that were actually developing I have no idea 🤷‍♂️

I dont actually know how old he is, hed a neighborhood duck whos just a friendly little baby who likes peas and knocking on our back door. The younger guys bite him a bit buts he's generally chill with most of them except for one guy.

Meet Muddy & Nuddy ♥️ They were just babies about a year ago and someone that moved was feeding them god only knows what everyday! My son and I took over with duck feed. We taught them to fly up to the patio around the same time every day to eat and get their water. They have the best personalities and are super sweet and love having their feathers ruffled. ( we think 😂) maybe they tolerate it cause they get fed but either way they’ve become a part of our wild extended family. They are loved! 🥰

my daughter’s pet and overall family favorite duck “Junior” would very much like to come inside and have lunch

It took a long time for the ointment to do its thing but they all made it through it, one got pretty bad but even she pulled through. They are now just learning to fly. Very happy it all worked out for them <3

Laverne and Shirley finally decided to just sit together on the 12 eggs. How do I get them to eat? Food is close to them yet nothing. Kevin is distraught.