Sexing ducklings by color

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sweedishnbuff

sweedishnbuff

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Jun 21, 2016
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Hello, I'm going in to a local feed store and getting my first set of ducklings in a few days...I was just curious for signs to look for (color wise) to help determine the sex of the birds before I bring them home. I know with other breeds of ducklings you can look at the lengths of the flight wings to help determine gender and darker/ lighter colors are Different gender characteristics. Since theese are my first ducklings I do not think I'm ready to even try vent sexing. I am looking to purchase 2 buffs and 2 blue Swedish and would like 1 male and 1 female of each....thank you!!
 
:welcome! Sorry, but there's no way to tell by color. At that age (day olds) the only way to sex those particular breeds is vent sexing.

You also mentioned feather sexing - that's only for chickens, and it also only works if you specifically bred the chicks to be able to be sexed that way with a specific parent bird cross, so that way is out too.

You'll just have to get them and hope you get lucky :)
 
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Thank you both! I appreciate it
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@Pyxis @drumstick diva
 
Hi :welcome

Glad you could join the flock! I'm afraid I'm not a duck keeper but you ah e some fab advice so I will wish you the very best of luck for the future.

Enjoy your time here on BYC :frow
 

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