Meet my Muscovy Ducklings-any guesses on sex?

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

So this morning I got 4 Muscovy ducklings from a neighbour. It’s colder weather and the mama duck did not have a good track record with taking care of babies, so she didn’t want to worry about them.
So I took them in and I’m in love

Anyway, here’s some pictures and maybe you could help me with guessing the gender of each.

Dude: the first to imprint, always peeping like crazy, think he might be a drak. He follows me around, he jumped up at my phone to peck the flash(light).

Moby: I’m not sure about this one, quiet but still inquisitive . Looks very similar to Dude. Except has a V of yellow above the bill, instead of dark till the bill.

Ruby: an occasional peeper, but I’m hoping she’s a hen

Mallory: one of the shy ones, the second picture is not a good presentation of her character though, she is very quiet, almost never peeps.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Those ducklings look like they're chocolate colored. What color are the parents? Chocolate is a sex-linked color. A black female and a chocolate male should have chocolate-colored female ducklings. It doesn't work the other way around, though.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Those ducklings look like they're chocolate colored. What color are the parents? Chocolate is a sex-linked color. A black female and a chocolate male should have chocolate-colored female ducklings. It doesn't work the other way around, though.

I got a pic of the mom but it’s not the clearest and The dad was mostly black but with silver near his neck and a few white mixed in with the black near the head. I’ll upload a pic of the mom but it’s not letting me right now.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

The mom was black with with a white head and white tipped wings.

 

[sylviethecochin]

*Disclaimer: not a genetics expert.

So dad's wild type black, not breeder "pied" black. Okay. That explains the lighter coloring.

Never-mind--probably no sex-linked colors there, and thus, no sexing guesses from me. Good luck.

 

[chickens really]

Too early to tell.. Very cute though...

 

[Duck Lover88]

Sooo cute Yeah it is a little to early but guess all you want, that is what I do with all of mine and most of the time my guessing turns out to be right

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Adorable!

 

[Julie Birb]

So this morning I got 4 Muscovy ducklings from a neighbour. It’s colder weather and the mama duck did not have a good track record with taking care of babies, so she didn’t want to worry about them.
So I took them in and I’m in love

Anyway, here’s some pictures and maybe you could help me with guessing the gender of each.

Dude: the first to imprint, always peeping like crazy, think he might be a drak. He follows me around, he jumped up at my phone to peck the flash(light).
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Moby: I’m not sure about this one, quiet but still inquisitive . Looks very similar to Dude. Except has a V of yellow above the bill, instead of dark till the bill.

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Ruby: an occasional peeper, but I’m hoping she’s a hen
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Mallory: one of the shy ones, the second picture is not a good presentation of her character though, she is very quiet, almost never peeps.
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Cute and also very cute. All. The. DUCKLINGS.

 

[quackingdom]

You can't really guess the gender of ducklings that young. Wait until they start getting feathers.

They're simply adorable though!