Muscovy ducks gender?

[Johnchickens2]

So, I'm guessing the best thing I can do is waiting and looking for eggs??

 

[Canadian Wind]

Size and sound. Although that's easier for me since I have so many to compare to.

 

[buckwheatthesilkie]

I’m leaning towards female because their feet look dainty, not oversized like the males.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I know absolutely nothing about ducks, so I would never e able to sex them (I have a hard enough time trying to sex chickens as is!) but @Miss Lydia might know??? rumor has it that she at one point owned ducks?

 

[Johnchickens2]

Can't do this with Muscovy the drakes don't get the drake feather and they don't quack or rasp like Mallard derived.
I see a drake though looking at the thick legs and the legs set apart under the body.
Female Muscovy make a trilling sound, drakes huff and hiss
I think both are drakes...@ruthhope?

Thank you! Any ideas about these two? I hope I have at least 1 female... otherwise I should get one from a breeder, in order to have babies

 

[Johnchickens2]

Can't do this with Muscovy the drakes don't get the drake feather and they don't quack or rasp like Mallard derived.
I see a drake though looking at the thick legs and the legs set apart under the body.
Female Muscovy make a trilling sound, drakes huff and hiss
I think both are drakes...@ruthhope?

Both drakes??? Oh...

 

[Colley12]

Thank you for trying to help!

You're welcome!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Do you have any other Muscovy? Is there a reason you wanted females?

They are absolutely gorgeous, btw. Now, they do look like drakes to me, but I have been wrong more often than not when it comes to pictures. Main reason I am saying this is their caruncles being quite well developed. My females barely have any at this age.

 

[Johnchickens2]

If they are both trilling and not huffing, you have 2 females!

Are males expected to start huffing at this age - 3 months? Well, none of mine is huffing.... so - females?? Or should I check their sound again in another month?

 

[ruthhope]

Are males expected to start huffing at this age - 3 months? Well, none of mine is huffing.... so - females?? Or should I check their sound again in another month?

Males and females may declare their voice at 3 months but will certainly be in full voice by 4 months. Males dont trill and then go on to huff and puff. If your ducks are trilling now as I thought you said, they are female. The female trilling is quite different from young duckling chirping!!