07-11-2026, 11:23 PM
We've never had these problems, however our muscovies are only 99% free ranging their food. They get a small amount of poultry pellets per day. Not a significant amount, maybe the equivalent of a child's handful per bird. Perhaps that is all they need to avoid the deficiencies you describe.
The symptoms you are describing can also be from parasite loads like coccidiosis, which is abundant here. Muscovies are pretty resilient against it and your vitamin regimen may be all they need.
A small amount of daily general flock and fowl feed might be easier than your vitamin regimen. We buy the stuff from Walmart:
"Super Fowl & Flock Pellet 40 lb Bag
Product details
This feed may be fed to all classes of poultry
20% Protein all purpose 1/8" mini pellet
essential oils to books immunity and reduce stress
pre and probiotics to aid in digestion
clean feed screend for less fines" (sic)
They also seem to do fine on small amounts of chicken layer feed, just make sure not to give water fowl (including muscovies) medicated chicken feed.
The symptoms you are describing can also be from parasite loads like coccidiosis, which is abundant here. Muscovies are pretty resilient against it and your vitamin regimen may be all they need.
A small amount of daily general flock and fowl feed might be easier than your vitamin regimen. We buy the stuff from Walmart:
"Super Fowl & Flock Pellet 40 lb Bag
Product details
This feed may be fed to all classes of poultry
20% Protein all purpose 1/8" mini pellet
essential oils to books immunity and reduce stress
pre and probiotics to aid in digestion
clean feed screend for less fines" (sic)
They also seem to do fine on small amounts of chicken layer feed, just make sure not to give water fowl (including muscovies) medicated chicken feed.