Sexing muscovy ducklings 6 days old

[brandy21410]

I got another duckling with the advice everyone gave me for sexing that way I could add a frmale to my 2 males and 1 female I already had. I hope I got a female but let me know what y'all think. TIA

'she' is in the back of this pic, she is the yellow one with the blue back and cap.

She is in the front in this pic.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I got another duckling with the advice everyone gave me for sexing that way I could add a frmale to my 2 males and 1 female I already had. I hope I got a female but let me know what y'all think. TIA

'she' is in the back of this pic, she is the yellow one with the blue back and cap.

She is in the front in this pic.

I wouldn't even try at this age...give it some time and her gender will become apparent.

Hope you get a girl!

 

[brandy21410]

here they are today 13 days old

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't know anything about ducks but wanted to see some. They are adorable. I notice one had a dark beak and the others have pink. Would that indicate a difference in sex?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I don't know anything about ducks but wanted to see some. They are adorable. I notice one had a dark beak and the others have pink. Would that indicate a difference in sex?

I haven't noticed a correlation between bill color and sex with my Muscovy ducklings...the most reliable indicators are usually differences related to size (drakes are much larger) and sounds (drakes hiss and ducks "trill"), and I haven't been able to sex by those at 2 weeks old. Would be an interesting hypothesis to test, though.

@brandy21410 , the duckling in question is the darker-colored one in the foreground, right? Maybe it's the angle, but s/he looks a little larger than the others...is s/he? Also, are there any behavioral differences - more assertive/protective? They're a very cute little group, BTW.

@Miss Lydia , @Amiga , @Ren2014

 

[Miss Lydia]

I haven't noticed a correlation between bill color and sex with my Muscovy ducklings...the most reliable indicators are usually differences related to size (drakes are much larger) and sounds (drakes hiss and ducks "trill"), and I haven't been able to sex by those at 2 weeks old. Would be an interesting hypothesis to test, though.

@brandy21410 , the duckling in question is the darker-colored one in the foreground, right? Maybe it's the angle, but s/he looks a little larger than the others...is s/he? Also, are there any behavioral differences - more assertive/protective? They're a very cute little group, BTW.

@Miss Lydia , @Amiga , @Ren2014

I agree too early to tell. But they sure are adorable.

 

[brandy21410]

I don't know anything about ducks but wanted to see some.  They are adorable.  I notice  one had a dark beak and the others have pink.  Would that indicate a difference in sex?

That is what I think everytime I look at them, only one doesnt have that lol

 

[brandy21410]

I haven't noticed a correlation between bill color and sex with my Muscovy ducklings...the most reliable indicators are usually differences related to size (drakes are much larger) and sounds (drakes hiss and ducks "trill"), and I haven't been able to sex by those at 2 weeks old. Would be an interesting hypothesis to test, though. 

@brandy21410
, the duckling in question is the darker-colored one in the foreground, right? Maybe it's the angle, but s/he looks a little larger than the others...is s/he?  Also, are there any behavioral differences - more assertive/protective? They're a very cute little group, BTW.

@Miss Lydia
, @Amiga
, @Ren2014
 

The darkest one with the dark bill is very "agressive" i guess is the word. It bites me and hisses at me already lol but the others just peep and the biggest yellow one also hisses but doesnt bite me at all so maybe the 2 that hiss are males?, also the 2 that dont hiss are smaller and shorter than the bigger two, maybe thise are the females?? Lol I hope. Iam going to weigh them today to see how the measure up.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

The darkest one with the dark bill is very "agressive" i guess is the word. It bites me and hisses at me already lol but the others just peep and the biggest yellow one also hisses but doesnt bite me at all so maybe the 2 that hiss are males?, also the 2 that dont hiss are smaller and shorter than the bigger two, maybe thise are the females?? Lol I hope. Iam going to weigh them today to see how the measure up.

I also would suspect the darker one is a drake, based on what you've described - the hissing, the assertiveness/protectiveness, the hissing. In the last batch of ducklings I hatched, the boys would always nibble my fingers.

The smaller, non-hissing ones sound like they fit the profile for ducks.

 

[brandy21410]

I also would suspect the darker one is a drake, based on what you've described - the hissing, the assertiveness/protectiveness, the hissing. In the last batch of ducklings I hatched, the boys would always nibble my fingers.   

The smaller, non-hissing ones sound like they fit the profile for ducks. 

cool, I hope so, but the one I just got witht the grey on the head and back is bigger than the one that I think is a female, but smaller than the ones that I think are drakes, perhapse it hatched sooner?