I’ve noticed that ALL my Muscovy ducklings begin getting very loud at 16 days old! 🧐

[NewJourney]

I have many duckling and never a quack like a domestic duckling. Sometimes when I would catch one of my adult female she’d let out a quack but only one.

Thank you

 

[Miss Lydia]

Some say they hear quacking sounds from ducklings but honeslty i never have.

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is a good one of the female's voice
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gender-on-muscovy-ducks-help-please.1495780/

 

[NewJourney]

This is a good one of the female's voice
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gender-on-muscovy-ducks-help-please.1495780/

Thank you. I hadn’t seen those two videos. Excellent examples! My Maggie is definitely not Muscovy.

If I lived more rural and had trees and less predators around I would raise some Muscovy. They seem like lovely birds. As it is I’ve got two dogs and my neighbors also have dogs. I think Muscovy tend to fly and roost high up. I wouldn't be able to keep them out of my neighbors property. We are too close together. Thank you for the examples!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I clip one wing on my females each fall after their big molt we don't have neighbors but we are surrounded by woods and lots of predators.
They do love to fly but I want mine to live too. My drakes have never flown they like to stay put where their females are. Your ducklings are adorable. Enjoy them.