Can you look at this duck again?

Thank you for these great responses. I am not sure if it is a hiss or coo. It's almost like he has lost his voice and is straining to scream at us. Lol. I have been looming at pictures and believe he/she is a French White Muscovy. I have a rooster named Princess Bubblegum. When we got him we thought he was a girl for months. Until one early morning I was awoken by an awful sound. I was groggy and told my daughter "go shoot that owl". Turned out my "Princesca" was a Prince. Kept the name and say hes our transgender rooster.

lol that is great.
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Thank you for these great responses. I am not sure if it is a hiss or coo. It's almost like he has lost his voice and is straining to scream at us. Lol. I have been looming at pictures and believe he/she is a French White Muscovy. I have a rooster named Princess Bubblegum. When we got him we thought he was a girl for months. Until one early morning I was awoken by an awful sound. I was groggy and told my daughter "go shoot that owl". Turned out my "Princesca" was a Prince. Kept the name and say hes our transgender rooster.
How Old Is Your Muscovy? Male Muscovy ducks beaks turn red and females have pink beaks here is a picture of my Muscovy's I no longer have all 3 males in the picture. I now only have the white headed male. But in the picture, you can tell the 3 males out instantly. Also males are very big!


 
How Old Is Your Muscovy? Male Muscovy ducks beaks turn red and females have pink beaks here is a picture of my Muscovy's I no longer have all 3 males in the picture. I now only have the white headed male. But in the picture, you can tell the 3 males out instantly. Also males are very big!
Her Muscovy looks pretty similar to your white/black female in the middle
 
Muscovy drakes don't get a curly tail feather, but their caruncles are a lot more prominent than the females' caruncles, and the males are much bigger.
I don't know how to tell the difference between a French white Muscovy and a regular Muscovy. I have several muscovies that are all white with a little black spot on their heads, but they came from b&w pied Muscovies. The french white were bred for meat :( so I assume would grow a lot faster/bigger? I'm looking at the picture that you say is an 8 week and I am all OHMAHGAWD. I don't remember mine growing that fast! But, yea, they do grow fast and get pretty big.
I think you have a drake there, and I would ask the farmer about his muscovies. Are they the French variety or just regular? He may know what variety he has, unless he just got a bunch of ducklings because....well, DUCKLINGS.
If he is, in fact, a he, and mates your khaki Campbell, their offspring will be sterile. But adorable and fun to have around anyway. :D
 
Muscovy drakes don't get a curly tail feather, but their caruncles are a lot more prominent than the females' caruncles, and the males are much bigger.
I don't know how to tell the difference between a French white Muscovy and a regular Muscovy. I have several muscovies that are all white with a little black spot on their heads, but they came from b&w pied Muscovies. The french white were bred for meat
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so I assume would grow a lot faster/bigger? I'm looking at the picture that you say is an 8 week and I am all OHMAHGAWD. I don't remember mine growing that fast! But, yea, they do grow fast and get pretty big.
I think you have a drake there, and I would ask the farmer about his muscovies. Are they the French variety or just regular? He may know what variety he has, unless he just got a bunch of ducklings because....well, DUCKLINGS.
If he is, in fact, a he, and mates your khaki Campbell, their offspring will be sterile. But adorable and fun to have around anyway.
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Awesome, I was hoping someone with Muscovies would chime in. I always wondered if they had a drake feather or not. Good to know!
 

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