Male or Female MagPie?

[dandkadams]

I have this beautiful bird, Sounds like a drake, looks like a drake, mounts like a drake but never got that tell tale curl Drake feather???
Thoughts?

 

[Welshies]

How old is it? Drake feathers appear after the second molt.

 

[dandkadams]

How old is it? Drake feathers appear after the second molt.

Hatched April 2017

 

[Welshies]

Hatched April 2017

Hmmm... maybe a hen with high testosterone or vise versa.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Drake. If you zoom in on the photo you can see slight curls. Another duck probably plucked them of or he picked them off etc etc...

Very pretty! I raise/breed Magpies, my favorite breed! <3

 

[MagpieDucks]

Also, female Magpies don't develop a ton of green on their bills, whereas the males do.

 

[dandkadams]

Thanks everyone! He's heading to a farm where there will be loads of ladies to entertain but it was really bothering me lol

 

[mesafox101]

looks like a drake