DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE!
Feb 28, 2018
3 minutes
WORDS & PHOTOS: MEGG MILLER
Gardeners extol the virtues of fowls for scratching out creepy crawlies or they may be one-eyed about Runner ducks and their voracious appetite for slugs and snails. There is another worker to add to the list of gardeners’ friends: the Muscovy.
The Muscovy has a penchant for insects on the wing; no other poultry can equal its fly-catching ability. Muscovys are indefatigable in their pursuit of grasshoppers and, like geese, they can eat and digest grass, so we can add weed control to their array of super powers.
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