can you guess the gender of my Muscovy???

[wildriverswolf90]

I wish I had a male to compare this scovy to but sadly she is my only one.

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

Here are the first two I started with. The white one is a male and the black one with the white head is a female. You can see the size difference and the crockles on their face and the feet.

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

The feet aren't really good in the picture but there is a really big difference.

 

[Orpingtons4U]

I raised Muscovy's for a while and with in the first week of hatch you can tell the difference in the males and females. The males will be bigger in body bigger feet. As they mature the males will have more red cronckles around their face area and will get them before a female. The females will always be smaller them the males the males never have a tail that curls.

i have a hen who was lager then her sister at hatch

 

[Orpingtons4U]

Here are the first two I started with. The white one is a male and the black one with the white head is a female. You can see the size difference and the crockles on their face and the feet.

the hen looks like my hen Molly and her twin sister Polly lol

 

[NYREDS]

I didn't think Muscovies got a drake curl??

You're right, they don't. BTW-the bird in question is a duck [female]

 

[animalz11]

It is, i swear when i first saw the pics i thought duck but perspective is a tricky one to gain with pictures only. My drakes were all big, yes, some were bigger than others but by 3-4mths? HA BIG a total armful and i mean by just about anyone.

I'm sure people are beyond bored of my pics, but this was one of the babies, 3-4mth ranging...



To give an idea.. my lone duckling in the back with another of the drake babies in front, these babies are all from the same clutch... the boys sizing was beyond obvious at this point...

Notice the male has a thicker chest and the female has more of a swan posture?

 

[Going Quackers]

Notice the male has a thicker chest and the female has more of a swan posture?

I have also noticed with all of mine a rather protruding chest on the young drakelets

 

[animalz11]

I have also noticed with all of mine a rather protruding chest on the young drakelets

I had 3 ducklings a while ago and they were all the same age yet the Pekin duckling had as you say the "Protruding chest" also his beak and head was a lot thicker then the other ducklings who the chest was more rounded, the Pekin's ducklings was more stiff.

 

[Going Quackers]

I had 3 ducklings a while ago and they were all the same age yet the Pekin duckling had as you say the "Protruding chest" also his beak and head was a lot thicker then the other ducklings who the chest was more rounded, the Pekin's ducklings was more stiff.

I"m not familiar with Pekin but i have had mostly drakes from either hatching or a few days old or a couple weeks old lol and seen this chesty look, Muscovy definitely are the hardest to sex and some will keep you guessing for sure.