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  1. Wokawidget

    tell gender of Muscovy ducklings by voice

    Hi, Hopefully this "may" help. I've been updating a thread with my Muscovy's growing process: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/709608/week-by-week-photos-of-a-muscovy-duckling-weeks-5-6-and-now-week-7-included/40#post_9753822 5 weeks to 10.5 week old picks. Sure she's female. She's been...
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    10.5 week old photos I haven't posted any photos in the last 2 weeks as she hasn't really changed physically. She's a little bigger...around the size of my runner. She trills constantly...more so when happy and does an amusing honk when startled. I'm almost 100% sure she's female. Her...
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    Is she trying to quack?

    Over the last 2 years I can mimic both my pig, chickens and ducks noises. Not 100% sure what they mean, but I have a fair idea...well I know "widdley-wee" is when the ducks are happy and found something tasty and a general "Wak" is a hello. When I do "PEEP PEEP PEEP" my new little duckling and...
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    House duck egg laying guestion....

    During laying season don't breeders give ducks high protein diets...then during winter lower the protein in the feed? I was under the impression high protein diet encouraged egg laying...or is this rubbish? Woka
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    Is she trying to quack?

    My duck did the honking noise for about a week before she started proper quacking...very amusing. Since we had no other ducks at the time I put some duck videos on my computer to coax a quack out of her :o) Woka
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    Help! 6 month old Pekin can not walk?

    My Campbell had something a month or so ago, similar to what you've explain. I thought she was really injured...but no visible signs of injury. I brought her inside and gave her a nice hot bath. For two days she was pampered while sitting on the sofa and then she was back to her quacky self. I...
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    Hmmm can't seem to edit my original posts with new pics...or edit the thread title. She's now 8 weeks and 2 days old. Still peeping like a duckling but for the last week she's being making a high pitched trill when she's happy to see you or knows she's going to get a treat or when she meets up...
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    Thinking about getting some ducks...would like some opinions.

    Haha...and I thought it was just me...their scowl can be just as funny.
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    Thinking about getting some ducks...would like some opinions.

    My house pig cannot stand any form of water or mud! Runs away squealing with her tail between her legs :) I refer to mine as pond-dogs. I got into ducks 3 years back and now have 3, all hand reared. Pros: Trainable...slow but worth it...my campbell does proper dog like tricks. Funny...
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    Hmmmm...similar to that, but a little higher pitched. I was under the impression the voice changed much later on. Maybe it's still duckling speak. cheers, Woka
  11. Wokawidget

    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    Ok, Just weighed my ducks. White Campbell: 3.1 Kg (6.82 lb) Runner: 2 Kg (4.4 lb) Molly Muscovy (7.5 weeks old): 1.1 Kg (2.42 lb) So I said well less than 30%...this proves that my hands should not be used in scientific studies as a measure of weight....although I wasn't far off...give or...
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    Trained ducks / Ducks on TRAIN AND BUS!! MUST SEE!!!

    Never the dogs fault...always the owner. I noticed no harnless....isn't Mr Bus or Tube driver annoyed at duck poop on the seats? woka
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    My duck is way, way, smaller than yours...either that...or you have hands the size of a cherry tomato (no offence meant). When I went back to the farm last week they had 23 of her siblings...all aged 7-8 weeks. The larger ducklings, with T-rex style ankles, has 0 wings feathers, let alone 0...
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    5 wks?! That's the biggest and most feathered 5 week old I've ever seen...of any winged critter cheers, Woka
  15. Wokawidget

    Muscovy face flesh

    Do you happen to have some photos you can upload of them? Would be interesting to compare similar agef ducklings...plus others on here will be able to have a go at figuring out their gender. cheers, Woka
  16. Wokawidget

    Muscovy face flesh

    Hi, I have been asking similar questions recently. Here's what I have learnt. It also depends on the individual duck. Some have more, or less, than others of the same sex...but females will generally have less wartier ones than males. Females will generally start to develop the face flesh...
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    Ate my first straight up duck egg today!

    I've loved duck eggs since I was a kid, but they've always been too expensive. I agree with your scrambled egg comment...nop notch scrambled eggs. We have a small no of critters and we've found best uses for each kind of egg: Duck eggs: Campbell and Runner. Greate for scrambled, fried...
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    Trained ducks / Ducks on TRAIN AND BUS!! MUST SEE!!!

    Haha...is taking your duck out in public quite a common thing in the US...? I see loads of threads here about it all the time. I took my White Campbell to the park once and let her play in the small lake/large pond with the native ducks and she loved it...but being in England I got some VERY...
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    Week by week photos of a Muscovy duckling...weeks 5, 6 and now week 7 included

    Yes they do...and more so when this time last week I compared her to her siblings. I think it's the flight feathers that clinched it for me this week as I think she'll have full wing feathers before her back has feathered out. Plus..now she's lost the fuzz off her head it certainly looks...
  20. Wokawidget

    Was I wrong about the sex of my muskovy?

    Hi, I am asking a similar question about my Muscovy duck here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/709608/week-by-week-photos-of-a-muscovy-duckling-weeks-5-6-and-now-week-7-included/20#post_9712593 I am posting week by week photos so others can compare...while I am no expert on sexing, I've...
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