When do female muscovies get caruncles?

[Tay's Ducks]

I have a female and male Muscovy duck that are both around 7 months old. The male noticeably has caruncles and has had them for a while. However, the female barely has any (see picture). When will they start to become more prominent?

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Soon mine are about to turn a year old and just started getting theirs in nicely, two of my females have what looks like a turkey snood for their caruncles its the goofiest thing ever. I will post a photo of those two tomorrow when I release them from their barn.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My adult females barely have any, so not all get a lot thankfully. I find them ugly with lots of caruncles. You might see a bit more growth but you may not see a lot.

 

[Raenh]

Your duck is so pretty Now to go hug my speedy, and tell her she's gorgeous, lol.

 

[1995ImpalaSS]

Our drake “Otis”.

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Here are our muscovies. Some recent photos some months old.

First set is our Drake Rio. His transformation is amazing.
september
October december

Now onto our Scovie hens.
chocolate sisters back in september.
back in August sometime before we merged the flock. Rio is on far right. Mother is black female with white head, his aunts are self blue hens and the two chocolate hens.

 

[1995ImpalaSS]

Here are our muscovies. Some recent photos some months old.

First set is our Drake Rio. His transformation is amazing.
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View attachment 1225595 October View attachment 1225576 december

Now onto our Scovie hens.
View attachment 1225597 chocolate sisters back in september.
View attachment 1225608 back in August sometime before we merged the flock. Rio is on far right. Mother is black female with white head, his aunts are self blue hens and the two chocolate hens.

Very nice.

 

[Raenh]

Otis is handsome too.

Seriously, before speedy rescued me, i thought the red stuff meant there was something wrong with them. I know thats a common misconception. But i kept that opinion to myself since i hadn't done any research on ducks prior to her. And now that i have, it makes me sad to think of all the ducklings that probably imprinted on kids back when they allowed you to hatch your own in school and keep them or send them off to a farm or something...
And it annoys me when someone who has never done any research on ducks at all, assumes to tell me what to do. - sore point lol sorry. Every single one of my friends and family are like that except my one sister who actually helped me research because i couldnt figure out what fancy was since he was 5 times speedy's size even whwn they were younger. Oh and my baby nephew, still stole my heart the night of my birthday and he was sitting in the car just keeping the company when i went out to get them.

 

[Raenh]

 

[Tay's Ducks]

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Cute!! Do you keep them in your house? Is that a cat tree that the duck is sitting on? Lol