Gender identification Muscovy

[joesandy1822]

Would appreciate your help!

New duck here, hatched the end of June. The lady I bought it from was pretty sure it was a hen. That’s what I was after, but I am no expert, so I went by her judgment. I will attach some photos and links on YouTube of videos I took.

New duck is around the same size as my 3 year old hen. Maybe shaped just a little differently, seems a little taller. The feet aren’t “huge”. It doesn’t make sounds yet that I’ve heard, so I can’t go by that. When does their adult voice come in?

There’s been suspicion it might be a drake from another person. I need verification as soon as possible. I do not wish to keep a drake. This one is replacing my other hen we had to have pts last week. It’s meant as a companion to my remaining hen.

The new duck is the grey one with the paler caruncle.

Videos:

 

[casportpony]

Congrats! Very pretty, looks like a hen to me.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Agreed that looks like a hen. For me one of the tell tale signs of a drake with young muscovies is leg thickness. Your new duck has legs on the thinner side compared to what a drakes would be.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Congrats! Very pretty, looks like a hen to me.

Thanks, I'm the 'other person' and kept getting mixed signals from this one!

 

[joesandy1822]

Congrats! Very pretty, looks like a hen to me.

Thanks so much!

 

[joesandy1822]

Agreed that looks like a hen. For me one of the tell tale signs of a drake with young muscovies is leg thickness. Your new duck has legs on the thinner side compared to what a drakes would be.

Thanks a lot!

 

[casportpony]

I might have changed my mind.

It hatched at the end of June, so that means it's three months old. If it's as big as an adult female at three months, it is probably male

 

[joesandy1822]

Thanks, I'm the 'other person' and kept getting mixed signals from this one!

When you mentioned it might be a drake, I started getting suspicious myself based on an article I read about the “top 10 ways to gender ID a Muscovy”. The tail is more fan shaped than my older hen. It’s also taller, having a slightly different build. Unfortunately it doesn’t make any sounds yet (that I’ve heard). Strange. I guess that will be the 100% proof, but when does that happen?

Thanks again!

 

[joesandy1822]

I might have changed my mind.

It hatched at the end of June, so that means it's three months old. If it's as big as an adult female at three months, it is probably male

Oh no….

 

[casportpony]

Can you weigh it?