Raising Muscovy Ducks and Their Behaviors

In my experience, ducks are very social animals. The Muscovy is no exception to this rule. In this video, Ilford, one of our Male Muscovy, and I exchange greetings. Here he demonstrates how social this breed can actually be.

In general, the Muscovy duck will forage for 80% of its food in the proper conditions. In this video, this Muscovy can be seen foraging for food in a field of quack grass.

[mangoKush]

i live in South Florida and these ducks are everywhere. they're actually really chill animals, they hardly make any noise, you can get super close to them and they just kinda look at you with skepticism, they start wagging their tail when they get excited lol just like dogs. the only time i've seen them get somewhat aggressive (towards each other) is when you feed them. some of them get really big to the point where they look like turkeys

[EXEcosmoman]

preening is a sign of affection, he definitly loves you

[barneydtr]

That is a very friendly duck. Great personality.

[earlenemire]

Hello, my name is Earlene. I have Muscovy ducks. One in particular is named Donald. I have had him since he was born. He understands what I say to him. If he goes next door, I will call him and he comes home. I will tell him that he needs a bath and he will go to the kiddy pool and take a bath. Then he likes it when I tell him he is a pretty bird

[hartford]

At work there's (1) Muscovy Duck in a pond. It's Papa Duck i call him. He sees me & he comes running, he'll stand right at my feet. I came to learn don't feed them bread or crackers it has no nutritional value. If it sits the mold can harm a Duck etc. It's best to feed them food like frozen corn, peas or lettuce. Also seeds, oats, rice....I gave Papa Duck my Muscovy buddy today a Walmart bag of frozen corn (80cent) let it defrost some. He loves it & starts wagging his tail hissing sound like he's super happy. Maybe frozen peas defrosted for black green feathers are beautiful....most people aviod him. It's sad because he really shows his love and he's by himself, there's some other wood ducks babies too around, he doesn't bother them. He sits in the shade certain times of the day along the banks of the pond. He has some white birds that hang out with him. I hope people can see how cool Muscovy Ducks really are.

[devilssemblance]

The more Muscovy duck videos I watch, the more excited I get about my incoming clutch of hatching eggs. They're bigger than I expected, but it seems that just makes them big babies. Your drake is a beauty, I can't wait to hatch a few out.

[teesham]

Ilbert is gorgeous! We have Muscoveys one of our males Zeb is an indoor duck(person) and we have another male Jax and 4 females outside- the males are way more personable that the females- we used to have 40 on a larger property but now we just have our small flock and they are very much part of the family- if we have friends over, they have to be sitting with everyone being part of the conversation. I love them and cant imagine my life without them now.

[hollybeldock]

We have several in our pond, recently a duckling with a curled foot was being attacked by crows and my neighbor rescued it but with no time or knowledge on caring for ducks gave it to me. With a home made brace I managed to straighten it's foot and now he/she sleeps on my chest, it sustained some injury to it's face and eye and may go blind in that eye but other than that is pretty healthy and happy now.

[javonaangel]

Awe...your duck reminds me of my Muscovy ducks. They would relax me when they'd gently dance their bill across my skin...😊🌈🌺

[maxcellenasophia]

Recently a muscovy duck has adopted me and my household. I live on a very busy street and a creek runs behind our house. During the day, he seems to forage there and at night he comes up and roosts in our tree. I started to feed him some duck food and of course, he shows up in time to eat a bite. I do not know where he came from as there are no more Muscovies in this area that I know of. I am afraid he is going to get hit by a car because people could care less about a duck foraging in East Tn. If I did not have a dog, he probably would come up and greet me on my porch, he is very tame. I really love him, he is beautiful . I think he is a male, and young; however, he does pip at me when he greets me, this duck is quite the entertainer. I enjoyed your video and information about Muscovy ducks.

[NizzahonMagic]

Great video -- YouTube needs more Muscovies.

[tortoise.]

He's like "why no food?".

[TMS]

Your muscovy is so affectionate trying to preen your non existent feathers.

[DaybirdAviaries]

I love Muscovies. Your guy is a very handsome man.

[babybluehashyo]

I love how incredibly quiet it is. I love the sound of quacking ducks, but when you have 100 of them and neighbors are getting annoyed with the noise I'm sure it gets old fast. The quiet huffing is perfect for in town.

[angie]

I love Muscovies mine had babies and got very protective and slightly aggressive when they were young. The babies feet were so soft they are beautiful animals.

[maradieterle]

I moved to Florida recently and couldn't figure out what these birds were....They are here all the time, same family now after a year that hang around my back yard. Second brood just born a few weeks ago and they are a hoot to watch. Hoping one day to get to approach one, but don't have a clue what to feed them. They actually sit in my back yard and let me get pretty close, even with the 13 "teenagers" all around. What's funny is that they don't quack, they cheep like other types of birds, at least the "babies" do. And everyone has to stop to let them cross the road. When it rains, they move MUCH quicker than normal, and even dive under water like loons. What an unusual duck. Thanks for clarifying what type of bird they are and how friendly they can be.

[HaggiyoPilipinas]

I like the results of breeding Muscovy ducks to other duck species.

[CookFromHell]

I absolutely adore Muscovy ducks. I would dare say they are definitely my favorite breed, coming in second would be the mandarin.

[BehindPh]

Muscovy ducks is not only an animals...but as an awesome pets also... I really raising part of my small flocks and plants