Do all muscovy ducks get red faces?

Question

When the muscovy ducks are little they don't have any red and as they grow just a tad bit they still dont have any red.And i really want a muscovy duck but the whole red face can be a tad bit scary to small children (i dont have any but still) .Do all muscovy ducks get red faces?

Answer 1

The red facial skin is technically found on Muscovy ducks of both genders, not just the males. However, the male Muscovys have a much redder face. In the females, the redness is minimized:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/image...

Also, Muscovy chicks and juveniles don't have this feature:

Duckling: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...

Juvenile: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...

They can be affectionate too, when raised as pets, as long as they bonded with the human at a very early age.  If you'd like, you can surf through this lady's photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tifotter/se...

Answer 2

MAinly the boy does