Others can fly quite well. Muscovies can survive on ponds or in breeding pens. Of course, ducks kept in pens must be fed a diet that supplements what the miss from nature. Duck pellets or chicken pellets along with whole grains such as corn and wheat can be used. Muscovies also love meat and do well eating kitchen scraps.
Leafy vegetables are another excellent source of food.
Drakes will make a hissing sound and females will make sounds resembling a squeak or squeal, but they do not quack like Mallard derivatives. They are the best setters of all domestic ducks. It is not unusual to have them lay, set, and hatch 20 eggs at one time. Muscovies take 35 days of incubation, as opposed to 28 days for Mallard derivatives. The four colors that are recognized by the American Poultry Association are Black, Blue, White, and Chocolate.