Boy or girl??

[spunkychickenmomma]

Absolutely new to ducks and not sure on the gender of the one and only I have. I know it is a Muskovy but that's about it.

Thanks for the help.
Lori

 

[Miss Lydia]

Absolutely new to ducks and not sure on the gender of the one and only I have. I know it is a Muskovy but that's about it.

Thanks for the help.
Lori

Looks like a duck to me, how old?

 

[LissyB]

No curly tail feathers, so not a drake. But ya, how old?

 

[Miss Lydia]

No curly tail feathers, so not a drake. But ya, how old?

It's a Muscovy, drakes don't get the curly tail feathers.

 

[LissyB]

LOL! Didn't know that! Until a few minutes ago looking at a muscovy thread!

 

[Going Quackers]

Looks like a duck to me, how old?

I agree ML, with the OP holding the bird it appears not that large, however an age would be helpful. It's head sorta reminds me of my 5mth old duck.

 

[spunkychickenmomma]

The duck is a little over 5 months old.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The duck is a little over 5 months old.

It's really hard to tell by a pic when you don't have another Muscovy for comparison, that being said drakes by 5 months usually have thick legs ducks slender, drakes will begin to make low noises girls high pitched trilling, boys sound like they have a cold they say it sounds like hissing but I have geese and they hiss not my scovie drakes. . and most drakes stand taller than ducks. Usually the thick legs and voice is the biggest giveaway though.

 

[spunkychickenmomma]

If I have a female, at what age do they usually start laying?

 

[petjem]

I'd say female too. As the other members here have told me about 6 months old they start laying.