When Deborah Adani discovered a newborn Muscovy duck under a shrub beside her home last year, she decided she had to act. A late hatchling, the bird had emerged from his ivory-colored egg after his ...

Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, the Muscovy duck species is common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

We recently received an e-mail from a reader who’s concerned about new regulations from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that would make owning or selling Muscovy ducks illegal — unless the ducks ...

Today we discuss the “king” of Tico ducks, the Muscovy duck. A species of duck that has been taken under the wing of humanity to such a degree that it split into two subspecies. The Muscovy duck ...

(Author’s note: I’ve had several requests to give an update on Matilda the Muscovy Duck and her brood that we raised this past summer. If you missed those episodes I’m sorry. I’ll try to give a quick ...

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The long awaited arrival of Matilda the Muscovy Ducks’ brood finally came to fruition this past week. For those of you who have not kept up with this summer’s lead story but are interested here are ...

The following is an excerpt from Natural Living: The 21st-Century Guide to a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle by Liz Wright (GAIA/Octopus, 2010). Whether you want to begin your journey to a more self-reliant ...

Muscovy ducks, a duck only its mother could love, I always said. But I never stopped to think that momma Muscovy doesn’t have to overcome the sight of those big ol’ red knobs on her babies’ heads. The ...