Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[tmorgan46]

Big legs and big feet. Hard to tell without having another standing next to her. But that's how I "guess-timate" the boys from the girls. The legs are further apart when looking at them from the front or rear and the legs and feet tend to be larger in proportion to their body size.
That's probably flawed as the day is long, but I've been pretty accurate with the 15 Muscovies we have. And then later as they mature, like RichardKurtz said above, the voices are another tell-tale sign. Soft twirly chortle for the girls and a short gasping hiss from the boys.

 

[newchickmom09]

Looks like it could be a lady...comparing to the ducks behind it. Males turn into beasts and get those thick legs, long nails, and the caruncle covers more of the face. They have longer bodies also. It is pretty easy to tell male from female if you have a clutch to compare each other with. Tmorgan is right about the noise, females chirp/coo and the males sounds like a hissing noise.

 

[newchickmom09]

My big boy

 

[newchickmom09]

My original pair, they are about 8 years old now.

 

[newchickmom09]

Some of the beautiful colors they make

 

[mymilliefleur]

I separated my drake and my three blue ripple hens. One of them is laying and already has a clutch of 7 eggs. I'm hoping a get healthy ducklings this year!

 

[Hayden W]

i just looked yes i did thank you.

 

[jennifleur]

25 ducklings out of 28 eggs.




I have three tan chicks with pink faces. The only pictures of pinkish ducklings were bronze/fume color. Has anyone else had pink faced ducklings?
This one has a yellow eye stripe and on the other one a little yellow beauty dot. Canizie?

 

[tmorgan46]

Wow! That's so impressive!! Our first time momma duck was sitting on 4 goose eggs and 7 duck eggs. We pulled five little Scovies out from underneath her last week. None of our goose eggs have hatched this year so the eggs had to be tossed. Congratulations on the successful hatch!!!

 

[Alex1010]

11 eggs in the nest and 13 tomorrow can't wait to hatch ducklings never tried it. Could I put chicken eggs a week later and when they hatch just take them from her?