can a duck turn into a drake at 16 weeks

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Takola

Takola

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Sorry for the kinda dumb question. I have a female golden layer that a few weeks ago I heard quack is fully feathered in duck plumage that now has a drake call and what looks to be a curly drake tail feather. Is this possible and will a fake drake lay eggs or will be able to fertilize females. Sorry just confused about this as it's my first group of ducks. They were all vent sexed by Metzer .
Thanks in advance
Takola
 
Takola said:
Sorry for the kinda dumb question. I have a female golden layer that a few weeks ago I heard quack is fully feathered in duck plumage that now has a drake call and what looks to be a curly drake tail feather. Is this possible and will a fake drake lay eggs or will be able to fertilize females. Sorry just confused about this as it's my first group of ducks. They were all vent sexed by Metzer .
Thanks in advance
Takola
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Welcome to BYC.. even Metzers staff can make mistakes ever seen the videos where they are sexing? boy are they fast. As for Golden Layer I don't know anything about them so can't say but does sound like you just happened to get a drake duckling along with the rest of your order.
 
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yoki the now drake is the one on the right this was about 13 weeks.
 
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yoki on the left now gas a drake's voice curly feathers on his tail he's molting with green coming out on his head and most of his old feathers got lighter but the new ones are dark brown.
 
Ducks can't turn into drakes, there have been hermaphrodite ducks, but that is extremely rare. It looks like Metzer made a mistake, sexing is never 100 % accurate, they move so fast, they could easily make a mistake. I love my Khaki Campbell drake. He is calm, quiet and is very gentle with the ladies. Are you going to keep him?

Here is GingerSnap - after his 4 month molt his feathers were very different, and he is the softest, fluffiest bird in the bunch. (he's the one flapping his wings)

 
Yes I am but it is mostly because I let my family name them. I'm considering starting a egg business and got the ducks as more research and I knew my family would turn them into pets. Though next spring I'll have a couple dozen eggs a week to sell . I already have customers that have found me when I got them. My wife's boss wants some weekly because her son has reactions to chicken eggs but is fine with ducks. I refer to this group as the pet flock. So when I order a 100 in the future they won't be pets.
 
Do you charge for your eggs and how much? Mine are maturing and have a few people that would like to buy them but didn't know what to charge. It looks like I have 4 females and 4 males probably have to find new homes for at least two males. And also do I need a license to sell the eggs? I was told I would have to take candleing classes and take a test. I am new to all this. Thanks.
 
It depends on what the local laws are they are really lax here in Minnesota at the hippie grocery store duck eggs are 12 dollars a dozen. When I start selling mine I'll charge 7 dollars a dozen with a 50 cent deposit on the carton when you bring it back you get your 50 cent back. Then see were it goes from there because with the population dynamics here its a very good market.
 

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