I always assumed they were boys. Wasn’t until about a week ago when I visited a friend that has a few Muscovys by a few I mean 20+ and his were “hissing” “huffing”. I told him how mine sound like pigeons and he asked if I was sure they were males. He took a look and said that he was confused...
They do not huff or make any noise other than cooing or a quack like noise if they get spooked. It’s honestly fine I’m just going to have the vet come check them out.
Yea I was just out there again and it’s definitely a “coo” they have never once hissed. I remember when we picked them up their father was hissing at us the entire time.
I have two 8 month old Muscovys. They were not sexed when we purchased them, which we didn’t mind. The farmer we purchased them from told us we’d know their genders as they get older. He said if they were males they’d hiss, be very large, and they would have fan like tails. Well our two (Greg...
We got 4 chicks 14 weeks ago. They were all labeled pullets, but one is quite a bit larger. They were supposed to be two amber links and two black sex links. The ambers are hens I’m sure but one of the blacks is questionable. They were purchased at a local feed, store not tractor supply. I took...