Need help sexing 6 week old muscovy duckling

[Gingernutt]

I have a 6 week old muscovy duckling and I want to know or have an idea what gender it might be. I never had ducks before and haven't got a clue how to vent sex or what to look for. My duckling did start developing feathers around the tail quils (if thats what they are called) just before 3 weeks old. I have tried my best to get good angles of it but it likes to move around alot.

 

[bhaugh]

Sorry too soon to know for sure

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m going to take a wild guess and say drake. Looking at the wide stance of the legs and the size of them feet. He’s adorable! Is he your only one?

 

[Gingernutt]

That's what I was thinking but at times it's stands with its leg close together and kinda walks on its own feet if that makes sense. I have another but its like 2 weeks old so can't compare. I am picking up 2 confirmed girls from a farm that are 4 weeks old and that's why I want to know what my oldest is. I seen vent sexing videos online but they are done on tiny babies and it all looks the same to me. Would it be more easy/obvious at its age to see if boy or girl with vent sexing?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well if it’s walking on it’s own feet then that sounds more female. Unless you’re experienced with vent sexing you may be like me when I vent sexed my goose haha I just knew it was female. Nope a gander.

 

[Gingernutt]

It just looks the same too me and unsure what I should be looking for and don't know if it will be more difficult to know when they at 6 weeks than few days old.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It is more difficult that’s why they sex them right at hatch of course 15 yrs ago I didn’t know that when I tried to vent sex

 

[Gingernutt]

How come it's more difficult ? It is because they are big and put up a fight?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think after they are a couple days old it's eaiser to injure them. You can try by wrapping your scovy in a towel burrito style lay him on his back and then trying. That way he can't really put up much of a fight.

 

[Gingernutt]

Im split if i want it to be a boy or girl but ill try to vent sex it later when home and see what i see, probably will take a picture and post it here for opinions?