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

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 ...

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DEAR JOAN: On Dec. 8, my wife and I saw a Muscovy duck in the Larkey Park neighborhood. I know these are generally tropical birds, and this seemed an unusual sighting, as we’ve been here 20 years and ...

Four Muscovy ducks are dead, run over by a minivan, and neighbors say it was no accident. The incident happened Sunday night in the Whispering Pines mobile home community off of Bunting Way near ...

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 ...

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Kayla Toole, it was love at first cuddle. “I knew the second I picked up those first two ducklings that I was a duck person,” she said with a smile. Toole now owns eight ducks.

I read the article on chickens and natural bug control (February/March 2003), and thought I would drop you a note about my ducks. I have three horses boarded on 6 acres here in Kentucky. For years I ...

DEAR JOAN: My husband and I found a Muscovy duck at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek yesterday. In researching it, I discovered its home is Mexico, Central and South America. What is it doing here ...

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 ...

3 Muscovy ducks, around 3 1/2 pounds each, or Peking ducks salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Remove giblets and neck from cavity of each duck, reserving necks for ...