Considering 2 hens for urban backyard. Looking into breeds and between Buff vs. Muscovy. Thoughts?

[StinkyAcres]

if you hear muscovie ducks then you know something bad is happening.

Like @Crazy Maizie 's, mine are quite talkative, a lot like chickens.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

if you hear muscovie ducks then you know something bad is happening.

Yeah
Usually the drake >.> he seems chill until he's not

Or, when you need to catch them.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

I have read people claiming that they don't quack.
Is that actually true?
When they're startled, they do make a sound I would consider a quack, but is it not considered a quack?

Overall they're fairly quiet, but there are certainly times where they're noticeably vocal.
(We have two broodies. They have a very distinct chirp-quack sound when they're off the nest and it seems to be telling the other birds to get away)

When startled or scared, the girls have definitely made a quack like honking sound if you will. But, as far as quacking - they do not quack like a mallard derived breed that is non stop. I can hear my runners from a distance, but generally I can't hear the muscovies. My muscovy girls are vocal and you can tell a difference in the sounds they make - happy, "leave me alone", and gossipy. My drake had different sounds that he made.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

mine are mostly quiet. at breeding season they sometimes "talk" to each other.

Maybe mine are spoiled.