Male or Female Muscovy Duck?

[telisha247]

I got told that she is a female but she is about the size of my drake ,my other female is so much smaller.
Is there such thing as King Muscovy Ducks?

 

[Big Dreamer]

My vote is for a boy, because of the feet, but the tail is in a pointed stature..soo, anyone else want to chime in?

 

[roocrazy]

i say boy

 

[Becky89*]

She's looking like a he to me..............cute duckie!!!

 

[swheat]

I believe you have a drake there...

 

[Caprice_Acres]

Drake. Already starting his caruncling.

 

[chicksbestfriend]

Definitely looks like a drake to these eyes. HUM? Never heard of a King Muscovy Duck before.

Good looking though.

 

[Bleenie]

I say Drake also, The amount of caruncling, body size, size of feet & the thickness and shortness of the legs all say DRAKE. It is strange that his tail looks pointed but it could be the angle of the picture?

 

[desertdarlene]

Hmmm, kinda looks like a boy. The only other way to know for sure is wait until it lays and egg.

 

[rollyard]

One of the best ways to sex young muscovy who are of similar age (& strain) post six or so weeks is to compare feet. The drakelets become increasingly larger along with the birds general size & features. Caruncle development & facial clearing are usually quite advanced in drakelets when compared with the young ducks. Your bird has all of the atributes of a young drake to me. We do have Muscovies here that some call Mammoth & these "show type" birds are often considerably larger than those commonly found on farms & as pets & sometimes refered to as "farm ducks". This is one reason why it can be easier for those not too familar with Muscovy to confuse a larger duck with a "farm yard" type drake. But "drake-ish" traits are generally consistant across the board, give or take some variation between strains eg degree of caruncling, size etc. There is only one breed.

Cheers