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post #1 of 10
6/9/11 at 4:40am
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i have moth old mallards, and i want to know how to sex them.

5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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post #2 of 10
6/9/11 at 4:44am

You can do okay with voice...
The low pitch are usually males and the high (earpiercing) pitch are the females...

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Slave to 2 bearded dragons, plated lizard, 2 horses, 3 cats, 3 dogs, 2 hamsters, 1 bunny, 2 BSL, 1 Patridge Rock, 1 NH, 5 white Silkies, 2 GLP, and 2 bantam BO..... guess I need to mention my 2 human teenagers .Biology teacher to lots and lots of teenagers!!!

Recent Barnyard surprises: 5 polishx, 2 BOxPolish, and 2 silkie chickies.

COMING Spring: Salmon Faverolles, EE and Welsummers.... hoping...

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post #3 of 10
6/9/11 at 6:13am
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they dont really make any sounds they only make when i pick them up

5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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post #4 of 10
6/9/11 at 6:16am

oh my... all 4 of my ducks are LOUD!!!!

If you pick one up do the others quack? 

The lady I got mine from showed me how to vent sex and compared them to the quacks... she was always right on...
Wish I could help more...

Slave to 2 bearded dragons, plated lizard, 2 horses, 3 cats, 3 dogs, 2 hamsters, 1 bunny, 2 BSL, 1 Patridge Rock, 1 NH, 5 white Silkies, 2 GLP, and 2 bantam BO..... guess I need to mention my 2 human teenagers .Biology teacher to lots and lots of teenagers!!!

Recent Barnyard surprises: 5 polishx, 2 BOxPolish, and 2 silkie chickies.

COMING Spring: Salmon Faverolles, EE and Welsummers.... hoping...

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Slave to 2 bearded dragons, plated lizard, 2 horses, 3 cats, 3 dogs, 2 hamsters, 1 bunny, 2 BSL, 1 Patridge Rock, 1 NH, 5 white Silkies, 2 GLP, and 2 bantam BO..... guess I need to mention my 2 human teenagers .Biology teacher to lots and lots of teenagers!!!

Recent Barnyard surprises: 5 polishx, 2 BOxPolish, and 2 silkie chickies.

COMING Spring: Salmon Faverolles, EE and Welsummers.... hoping...

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post #5 of 10
6/9/11 at 8:03am
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sometimes the other one quacks

5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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post #6 of 10
6/9/11 at 4:46pm

look at their bills. The drakeswill usually be a darker greenish with the hens starting to get some orange. Also, the drakes heads will usually be darker.

got any relatively close pictures of your ducks?

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post #7 of 10
6/9/11 at 4:52pm

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/4827594/2/istockphoto_4827594-young-mallard-duck.jpg

front duck = drake

back duck =hen

these are probably close to a month old

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post #8 of 10
6/9/11 at 6:30pm

At a month old, it may be a little harder to tell as many still peep and have dark bills.  Usually at around 6 or 7 weeks, you'll see a voice and bill color change.  But, I did notice that the female ducklings were extremely loud peepers at a month old.

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post #9 of 10
6/9/11 at 10:10pm
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one of my ducklings bills looks a little like the one of the drake and the other duckling looks a little like the female.


Edited by maoreme - 6/9/11 at 10:19pm

5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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post #10 of 10
6/10/11 at 4:13am
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and one of them is starting to form a white ring on its neck

5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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5 chickens, 3 indian ringnecks, 2 cockatiels, 2eastern Rosella's , 2 grass parakeets, 4 canaries,
2 mallards ducks, 7 pigeons ,  5 button quail and many fish

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