Hi, I have two muscovies (a duck and a drake) and yesterday I noticed two things. One was the Hope (female) has started to lay and secondly I witnessed Orlav mating her in their water. He was dunking her head under etc. I remember when I was first given them that people said that if he got...
I hope this works...but the first is the "male", the second is the "female", the third is the beak which I think corresponds with the Muscovy type like yours, and the last is my attempt to get one together.
Thank you both for replying! My Dad bought them for me off a guy who said the slightly larger one with a paler beak is male. They are five weeks old.
After some research and asking in here I think they are Muscovy or Muscovy-mixed. They were sold as "lavender ducklings"!!
Hi I recently acquired two gorgeous ducklings. I was told the slightly bigger one is male and the other is female. Certainly by the sounds they are making this seems to be the case. The smaller one is much more vocal with very distinct "peeps" whereas the other is very quiet.
However the...
Firstly...thanks to everyone for help on the last thread! I am LOVING them! Even more than I thought! They are so friendly actually! But SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO messy!!! I have had dogs, cats, rabbits, piggies, hamsters, rats and mice!!!!...and nothing can compare to the mess of these two...
This is a big relief! Thank you so much! I think I will wait it out and hope for the best. I can't imagine swapping either of them! They are so lovely!
Still would appreciate help with breed?
Thank you both for your replies :) They are so gorgeous! I hate not being prepared but I am enjoying learning on the job :D
I have a picture...but my Dad was told the smaller one is female and the larger one is male. Also the smaller one is a LOT more vocal...its just chirping at the moment...
I want to firstly make the point that I do NOT condone animals as presents. And that I also have many pets from dogs and cats to mice.
That said...I have my birthday coming up and having just watched a video on Facebook of the sweetest duckling...when my Dad asked what I wanted I said that. I...