color of ducks bill

[annette'spets]

Hi everyone, it's been too long since I had baby ducks so I'll throw out an easy question for the "pro's"-one baby-3 weeks old approx.- has a black bill the other one is yellow or the same color as the duck. Does this mean one is male and the other is female? I don't know what breed they are as they were given to me and they have so many they didn't know who mated with whom. Thanks for any help.

 

[Nocila]

Is it possible that they are different breeds? I would think that the color of the bills is dependent on the breed of duck...

 

[annette'spets]

Thanks, I kind of thought that myself so we shall see as they get older.

 

[Finny]

Is it possible that they are different breeds? I would think that the color of the bills is dependent on the breed of duck...

This is not necessarily true. W

 

[Finny]

Oops that last post posted before I finished! What I meant to say was that is not always the case. I had two buff drakes and one had an orange beak and the other had a purple beak. Not sure why though, but they were both still buff drakes. Not sure if this helps your situation, I just thought I would share