Help me sex my muscovy!

[keitorin]

Hello everyone! i recently rescued this baby from a park where she was drowning, she must’ve been dumped because there was no mamma or other babies. I have 3 other ducks and only one is a female so i’m praying she’s another female! she is showing male characteristics though, she has a mohawk like male muscovys, do females have that as well? she also does the head bobbing like males do. she still peeps so i can’t determine by her voice.

 

[keitorin]

here is a video

 

[junebuggena]

Much too young. The mohawk you are seeing is just the optical illusion of feathers growing in and down being pushed out. Try again in another month or two.

 

[keitorin]

Much too young. The mohawk you are seeing is just the optical illusion of feathers growing in and down being pushed out. Try again in another month or two.

The mohawk will lift up and down when she sees something. she’s probably a month old

 

[Miss Lydia]

How close are her legs to each other under her body. Females legs sit closer together to when they walk they look pigeon toed sure is a cutie. Bless you for rescuing her

 

[learycow]

Small legs and petite head. Looks like a female at this stage

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

I have a muscovy duckling, who recently seems to be biting more than usual. Is this a sign of a male, or just its way of playing? It will try to bite/go after my fingers, the stuffed animal in its bin.

 

[learycow]

I have a muscovy duckling, who recently seems to be biting more than usual. Is this a sign of a male, or just its way of playing? It will try to bite/go after my fingers, the stuffed animal in its bin.

No, that doesn't help determine gender

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a muscovy duckling, who recently seems to be biting more than usual. Is this a sign of a male, or just its way of playing? It will try to bite/go after my fingers, the stuffed animal in its bin.

How about some updated pics of your lil one.

When you raise a duckling by itself they can get too familiar with you. Try and keep your hands and fingers away from the bill. Let it bite it's brooder mate[stuffed animal] all it wants but biting us is off limits.

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

How about some updated pics of your lil one.

When you raise a duckling by itself they can get too familiar with you. Try and keep your hands and fingers away from the bill. Let it bite it's brooder mate[stuffed animal] all it wants but biting us is off limits.

You are right i am overdue on pictures of Lucky.. I am hoping the aggressive biting is not signs of a drake. Dont want to have to repeat what happened prior with drakes, plus offspring from it would not produce eggs, even if sterile.