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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Adding another photo…just because I like it. ❤️ Thanks everybody! I guess I’ll just have to wait and see. 😘
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Ah, poop. Is there a magic age at which their “voice” is a reliable indicator?
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Wow, she is gorgeous!!!
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Ok everybody. MAYBE this is important info….or not. Today I spent about an hour sitting and observing the new duck. “It” makes little, quiet chirpy or squeaky sounds. They are not identical to my 3 year old hen, but it definitely isn’t raspy or huffing. At this age (about 3 months old)...
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    I don’t know if she would even know what that means. Is that show talk, or something every Muscovy owner would know?
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    When I picked the duck up, I was told that several others in that same clutch were already processed and in the freezer because they were so large. There were also two others with this duck that were larger than it is. So she thought those were also drake’s. But there were 3 others that all...
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Oh no….😥
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    When you mentioned it might be a drake, I started getting suspicious myself based on an article I read about the “top 10 ways to gender ID a Muscovy”. The tail is more fan shaped than my older hen. It’s also taller, having a slightly different build. Unfortunately it doesn’t make any sounds yet...
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Thanks a lot!
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Thanks so much!
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    Gender identification Muscovy

    Would appreciate your help! New duck here, hatched the end of June. The lady I bought it from was pretty sure it was a hen. That’s what I was after, but I am no expert, so I went by her judgment. I will attach some photos and links on YouTube of videos I took. New duck is around the same size...
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    HELP! Duck introduction

    Thank you! So nice to hear from you! As you probably read, sadly we had to put Georgie down last week. I will give your suggestions a shot. I’d rather not drag this out any longer than necessary. The post above yours just mentioned the duck looks male. Oh my gosh. I’m hoping NOT!
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    HELP! Duck introduction

    Oh my gosh. That was one of my fears. What makes you think so? The farm I got her from seemed to be fairly certain, based on comparisons within the same clutch, that it is a hen. I’m praying you’re wrong (no offense). I don’t want or need a drake. 🫤
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    HELP! Duck introduction

    Thanks so much! Yes, the new duck is also a Muscovy. I figured out how to divide my small coop in half, using bottom grates of small animal cages. It is working well. I did leave food and water for the new duck only. I typically don’t, but she had an almost 2 hour ride home and didn’t eat or...
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    HELP! Duck introduction

    I searched the archives and only one thread was even remotely similar to my situation. Most people are introducing one duck to a flock, or babies to a flock, or at least more than one duck to one duck. Back story: I had a pekin and a Muscovy, both hens. They were almost 3 years old and pretty...
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