I kept this sweet handsome boy, named Mr. T. The other five went to be their own bachelor flock with a friendly fellow I met at a flea market. Probably the best I could do for them. I hope they live long happy lives.
Yes indeed, six boys and two girls. #2 and #4 from the video are the girls. It was true in this case at least, the "trick" about girls getting feathers faster on their wingtips! That is only evident for a few days. But also evident were their sizes. And their face shapes, especially in...
That is reassuring, thank you. It does seem that most of the "foolproof" sexing tells I'm finding online are not totally reliable. It's been a couple weeks since I made this thread and I'm still pretty sure I have two girls and six boys.
More pics because they are indeed beautiful :) I will be...
Hi, would any of you muscovites like to take a stab at sexing my almost-five-week-old muscovies? There are eight, numbered in this video here. #2 and #4 (Mohawk and Tiny, lol) are smaller, while the rest are about the same size.
Interestingly, the very biggest one (#5) is farthest along in...