We're going to take a look at some broody Muscovy ducks, today I'm going to show you their behaviour
and we're going to look at some that aren't broody as well, so that you can see the difference,
that way you're going to know when you've got a broody Muscovy duck in your flock.
Hi guys I'm Elissa and welcome to Moat Cottage Homesteading.
When a duck goes broody it means she's inclined to sit on eggs, that she's moody or gloomy, so when
your duck goes broody you may notice that she stays on her nest all day and doesn't come off,
even if you're collecting the eggs she will even sit on an empty nest
If you get too close she'll hiss at you to protect her nest although it's more like heavy breathing
or she might prefer to make a chattering noise to warn you off
but mostly they'll just sit on their nest quietly
none of these girls are broody they're all walking around quite casually,
they've got their heads up nice and tall and they're quite chilled out, so they're not broody.
However this girl at the back is broody, see how her feathers are all fluffed out
and she's walking quite puffy. Usually when a broody hen comes off the nest she's really
thirsty so she'll stop at every water bowl there is available and have a drink
and look at how fanned out her tail is especially when you compare it to
the white duck in the background, how it's more pointed, her tail is really fanned out
and her feathers are all sort of separated puffed out
and she occasionally makes a little bit of noise
just to let everybody know that she's there and to keep away from her I think
when she walks her heads right back and if you look at the other girls their heads are up
we can get a better look, her chest is really puffed out
quite often when a Muscovy duck comes off the nest for her once a day outing,
she likes to have a bath. She'll have something to eat as well and she'll give herself a clean nice
clean
we're looking at six females here and as you can see
none of them are broody they were quiet chilled out their heads are all up no one's puffy
but when a little silver girl comes in to screen
you can see that she's got a bit of an attitude she's puffed up
she's ready to head back to her nest now but she won't go there while we're watching,
of course I know where her nest is but she'll wait until we're not paying attention to go there
now you can easily identify when you have a broody Muscovy duck in your backyard
and if you want to learn more about backyard Muscovy ducks then check out my playlist,
thanks for watching, I'll see you next
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