how to sex a muscovy

[Miss Lydia]

I'd still like to see more pics straight on and side way view and you look at difference in leg shape and other points i spoke about and tell me what you think. Gorgeous Scovy's

 

[Miss Lydia]

I would like to see both of these side way and front view showing where legs are sitting under them. and then you tell me what you think by the suggestions i gave you yesterday about body shape and leg position. Look at the drakes leg shape too compared to the other 2 drakes have tree trunks ducks have more slender shaped legs.

 

[Cencor]

I looked at there legs ill get some pictyres tomorrow they walked like they are going to trip over my worry is when the mallard comes near they go crazy is this duck or drake behaviour as to be fair the actual drake doesnt bother about other ducks

 

[Cencor]

 

[Cencor]

There such good birds no bother at all hope they are girls if not ill be annoyed as the breeder said they where thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

I looked at there legs ill get some pictyres tomorrow they walked like they are going to trip over my worry is when the mallard comes near they go crazy is this duck or drake behaviour as to be fair the actual drake doesnt bother about other ducks

When another drake comes around some of the ducks that belong to another drake they get all upset raise the feathers on their heads and trill loudly. I don't know what to make of your drake not being interested in the girls, in this pic it does look like their legs are set close together under them, and you should see eggs soon. What part of USA or world are you in,? my Muscovy's years ago didn't even start mating till march and started laying in late march, now my last 3 yrs and younger groups start mating in Jan and start laying In Feb. Not all of the girls will lay this early but some of them do. Now we are back to none laying.

 

[Cencor]

Were in manchester uk this is our first muscovies. They looked so different to other ducks. What are yours like? Do you breed them?

 

[Going Quackers]

Those looks like girls(ducks) to me. they are all very lovely(drake included)

 

[Miss Lydia]

There's a whole thread for Muscovy's come and join us https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/130753/muscovy-keepers-share-your-pics/6500#post_12920476
and if you want to see mine or Going Quackers you can click on our profile and scroll down to see pics. What other breed of ducks do you have? and I don't really breed them once in a while I'll let mine brood and hatch a few, we don't eat them and I have a very hard time letting them go to sell so i have to be careful not to get over run with Muscovy's since they like to breed like guppies.

 

[Cencor]

ethank you they really arechilled birds but dont really like a fuss like you miss lydia we dont eat any of our birds we have a couple of mallards a pair of BO ducks an BO duck eggs in the bator aswel as bantam appleyard an magpie calls (wow reading now it seems alot lol)