About Muscovy's

[Goat_Walker]

Not sure if this was said or not but it also depends on your climate. A few mnths or a year ago we had a discussion on here about it and it seems that the sun might play a role in the amount of carnucling. Muscovies kept as indoor pets didnt have nearly as much carnucling as those that were raised outside.

But anywho - mine started getting their first little line of carnucling at about 8 weeks i would guestimate. and it stayed small and pinkish white for another week or two before it started expanding little by little. and that was on my males. a few of my females still only have abou an inch of carnucling where as my males have a mask.
And tail wagging has nothing to do with it. Look at foot size, head shape, body length, and whether they coo or hiss lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay here is the link that someone had posted on this thread about ways to sex muscovies.. http://www.ehow.com/how_5869698_tell-female-muscovy-duck-apart.html

 

[Goat_Walker]

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Yes they do get the "red faces" 0.o Ive seen a fe hens with my carnucling than the dakes!
Hope these help some :

Female Muscovies:
Smaller in size, Coo rather than hiss, wag tails just like the drakes, are a little "stockier", get the carnucling just like the drakes but not as much - which really just depends on genetics on how much carnucling is present anyway.

Female tail wagging

Female carnucling ( light carnucling) ( Its discolored because this was the day after her clutch hatched so shes been broody)

Here is the mother of the previous hen, still has a red mask although smaller than a drakes:

11 year old male ( feral type) and 9-10 month old female:

Here is a hen in front, drakes in the back, all about 5 months old?:

Pointy tail, where as on a drake its a little more fanned out.

Here is a decent picture to show a young male body type I guess. He isnt sexually mature yet, about 8 months I think. But hes starting to get the heavier body and you can see the tail and head shape.

I have plenty more pictures, I hope these help someone. I didnt read through the whole thread but it seemed that every other post was just repeating itself

 

[Goat_Walker]

Ok, I had a second to run through the thread and yall need pictures of younger ducks, lol, Sorry!

Ok, these guys are 9 weeks old:

Drake head:

Hen Head:

Drake head behind hen head:

Two hens in front, drakes in the back:

Ill have to look through my pictures at home for younger examples but these are what i have for now.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Great pics GW, love those ducks.

 

[ian4379]

excellent pictures, just what was needed!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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ian, you have beautiful Muscovies, how much do your girls weigh, they look alot bigger than the girls over here?and whats the law there? as far as owning them? thanks.

 

[jdywntr]

I have a question. Do only the boys raise the feathers up on the top of their heads? Or do girls do that too? In Goatwalker's last 2 pics, the males both have their feathers raised. I have one that does that sometimes but it seems that he/she is not growing as fast. Everyone else is cathching up but I think it might have been an older duckling.

Thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

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My girls do it too. My boys raise the feathers on their heads more and wag their tails more. my 3 month old doesn't have feathers on his head long enough to do it yet.

 

[jdywntr]

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My girls do it too. My boys raise the feathers on their heads more and wag their tails more. my 3 month old doesn't have feathers on his head long enough to do it yet.

I was hoping that may be a sign. I have no idea how old my older ones are. I got them about 3 weeks ago. Some are getting their pin feathers in now. I'm thinking 9 weeks but I'm not sure. They have lost virtually all of their fuzz just a bit on the necks of some and under the wings.