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post #1 of 12
4/27/12 at 8:24pm
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when do they start to get their adult feathering? i am really hoping for a male and female. 

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post #2 of 12
4/27/12 at 8:29pm

You'll start to notice quills coming in by the 5th week. Give your duck atleast 2months.
 

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post #3 of 12
4/27/12 at 8:39pm

 

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when do they start to get their adult feathering? i am really hoping for a male and female. 

 

Mine didn't get adult coloring until around 6 months 

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post #4 of 12
4/27/12 at 9:41pm
Full colors usually come in at about 5-6 months. But' usually their voice changes at about 2 months and you can really tell that way. Females will be very loud.

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post #5 of 12
4/28/12 at 6:28am

When will the tail feather on the drakes curl? Will it be before adult plumage or not until then?

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post #6 of 12
4/28/12 at 7:41am

 

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When will the tail feather on the drakes curl? Will it be before adult plumage or not until then?

 

I'm guessing when they have full plumage;  they won't need it until then. But, I'm happy to stand corrected.

 

 

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post #7 of 12
4/28/12 at 8:49am

OK...guess I'm still waiting then...lol

 

They both sound exactly the same, not near as loud as the Pekin I had that I was assuming was my female (she was much louder than the other Pekin). Would this indicate I have a pair of girls? The only time they ever get loud is when my 5 yr old tries to catch them & scares them.

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post #8 of 12
4/28/12 at 9:28am

Noise level can certainly be an indication of female vs male!   Males have a hoarser, sore-throat rasp rather than a full fledged QUACK!

 

 

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post #9 of 12
4/28/12 at 9:32am

They actually still sound a lot like my 1 wk old ducklings...just a little lower pitched on the peeps now. 

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post #10 of 12
4/28/12 at 10:44am
Mine are four weeks old and they are still peeping just like when they were babies also. I would really love to know the sex of mine also.
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