Muscovy ducklings sexing game!!

[shessowitte]

My newest Muscovy ducklings, approximately 5 weeks old. Three have very similar feathering progress and are larger. One is definitely behind in feathering overall. My hope is one drake, 3 ducks, but who knows. Any guesses welcome.

Also, these babies are atipico (no wild markings) supposed to keep their hatch markings into adulthood. Anybody have experience with that? Their father was a white drake and the mother a blue magpie (cap, saddle, undertail blue)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Guessing here but maybe two boys two girls? I will wait for @learycow she’s who I go to for Muscovy. They are gorgeous

 

[jvls1942]

Kind of difficult at that age.
all things being equal, the drake might have larger feet. not a scientific fact, though.
as they get older, the females will have a rounder head.

 

[Miss Lydia]

And rounder bodies than the drakes I was mainly looking at the tails 2 have longer tails . And look at mamas legs and feet her legs are set closer under her body than a drakes and her legs are slimmer. Defiantly in another 3 weeks it should be easier.

 

[jvls1942]

Guessing here but maybe two boys two girls? I will wait for @learycow she’s who I go to for Muscovy. They are gorgeous

X2

 

[Pennys Mama]

I thought crossbreed with muscovy resulted in "mules" of sorts, sterile offspring? Is it the same with muscovy, the ducks quack & drakes raspy-squeak? That's how I sexed mine.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Muscovy are called quackless ducks the females make a thrilling sound the drake huff an hiss. Mules yes are a cross between. Muscovy and a Mallard derived duck and off spring are sterile.

 

[Pennys Mama]

Muscovy are called quackless ducks the females make a thrilling sound the drake huff an hiss. Mules yes are a cross between. Muscovy and a Mallard derived duck and off spring are sterile.

Ah, now I remember they make a different sound than regular ducks. I'd forgotten that.

 

[learycow]

There are definitely some boys there!
I see capped whites and lilac pieds

 

[Raenh]

I'm gonna say 3 girls 1 boy, which means you should probably go with 1 girl 3 boys as my track record in sexing goes! However!

Im in love they're adorable! And im settling for pictures of babies until my someday becomes a reality!

The couple i rehomed my babies too, just told me they are expecting 100s of babies now because they went on vacation for 2 weeks and no one to collect eggs, and 2 ducks and 1 goose is sitting on all the eggs. He doesnt wanna pull them now either.