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[Miss Lydia]

In my opinion I don't understand people with chickens they're loud cranky and nasty

Who's loud and cranky? the people or the chickens.

 

[ChickenLover200]

Got 3 ducklings (white muscovy) at what age can I tell if they are boys are girls? and how do I do that? I'm sort of new to raising ducklings

 

[Buck Oakes]

@ miss Lydia

 

[Buck Oakes]

The females will be relatively smaller than the males by six weeks , but also if they're about 4 weeks you can see a slight difference

 

[TherryChicken]

Hey, I have chickens!!!

 

[livininbrazil]

Who's loud and cranky? the people or the chickens.

Just what I thought!

 

[casportpony]

Chickens got nothing on quacking ducks, geese, guineas and peafowl, lol.

-Kathy

 

[livininbrazil]

Got 3 ducklings (white muscovy) at what age can I tell if they are boys are girls? and how do I do that? I'm sort of new to raising ducklings

At around 6 weeks or so, females usually:
Get their flight feathers in earlier.
Have smaller feet, closer together,
finer legs,
Walk with less of a waddle than the males,
are rounder when viewed from the side,
Don´t have such a huge tail-end.
And, of course, normally are smaller.

Males usually:
Have little bald ends of their wings,
walk like they´ve pooped their pants,
great big feet and wider apart, also thicker legs,
are longer when viewed from the side, with more tail-end behind their legs
They´re also normally more confident, and, of course, are a lot larger at this age.

 

[livininbrazil]

Chickens got nothing on quacking ducks, geese, guineas and peafowl, lol.

-Kathy

Quite agree...especially with the guineas!

 

[learycow]

What about call ducks? I have some females that can be VERY ear piercing when they want their breakfast!