r/MuscovyDucks

these guys have been here awhile and seem to rule the park pond (constantly attacking the mallards, mottled, and muscovies). theyre constantly fed by humans here however idk how good at foraging they are. they seem very happy here so im wondering if its best to just leave them here ?

He carries a toad?

I see this all the time. The males will suddenly begin to bob their heads and hiss, sometimes while almost herding the females or each other to a certain area. I'm assuming it's a normal dominance behavior, but why?

Hello, i have a muscovy duck thats aprox. 9 months old now, ive had her since the day her egg was laid (parents didnt care for the egg so i had it in an incubator), this whole time ive had this duck, i thought its a female, but remembering how the dad had significantly langer red "nose" than the females (ive had 3 females and 1 male, but dont have them anymore), but their "noses" were also quite big, so i cant tell the gender of my duck, is there anyone who could help me identify? Im including the most recent pics i have (all previous pictures are over 2 months old so the red area on the face was only around the eyes compared to now)