question about Muscovies

this summer i was mom to 8 muscovy ducklings
when they were bigger but not quite grown....i gave two to a neighbor
i was positive one was a girl and one was a boy
the 'girl' was the smallest of the ducklings........tiny with tiny feet

needless to say that 'girl' grew up to make a liar out of me
and became a boy...smaller then the other boy.......but a boy none the less

the other two boys ( out of 8 i got 3 boys and 5 girls.....we put the boys in the freezer and i kept three girls and gave two to that neighbor as replacements)

now most often the size of the feet tell you
but that one 'girl' was the SMALLEST in the entire clutch..

i was positive she was a girl

btw
at one point the boy i had kept down here seemed to be having leg issues......he (as a baby) always ALWAYS laid down instead of standing
he would walk a few feet then lay down, once he was sexually mature it didn't happen as much.....he would stand a lot then but before no

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i think it was a growing thing because b
 
I have three at 14 weeks and 7 at 6 weeks. I think I have 3 females (small feet) 4 males out of the 7 young ones.
The older 3 on the other hand are either all males or all females, they all have the same size feet!!!!!!
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They are not making any noise yet either, the churp or hiss. And now mom is sitting on 4 eggs again!
 

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