Goose or gander?

[MrsC11322]

I have a small backyard flock of 9 ducks, all females, and 2 geese that we got to protect the ducks from hawks, and as guard geese. They are excellent at their jobs. But now it's mating season.
The Chinese, JJ da Boss is definitely a gander but I'm having trouble figuring out the sex of Big Chief, the Embden. They are both 11 months old.
Can anyone help me identify Big Chief? (Yes, we are big Street Outlaws fans. Also have runners named Farm Duck and Azn. Lol)

 

[Percheron chick]

Chief looks male as well.

 

[3xhhheather]

How do their voices sound? Super high pitched and screaming all the time, most likely a male. More of a chatter and mostly quiet? Probably a female.

 

[telandra2]

The boys will mate with with your flirty duck girls. My Chinese has started up just this week. The gander will do his post coitus triumph song while the duck does her post mating zoomies and splashing. I've not witnessed the embden, but he seems dedicated to his wife so may not stray.

 

[MrsC11322]

The boys will mate with with your flirty duck girls. My Chinese has started up just this week. The gander will do his post coitus triumph song while the duck does her post mating zoomies and splashing. I've not witnessed the embden, but he seems dedicated to his wife so may not stray.

Will he hurt the girls? I don't have a way to separate them, they get were raised with 3 of the runners so they are inseparable. Also the Embden doesn't have a wife, it's just the 2 boys. Any advice?

 

[MrsC11322]

How do their voices sound? Super high pitched and screaming all the time, most likely a male. More of a chatter and mostly quiet? Probably a female.

JJ is very high pitched and vocal, definitely a bit. The Embden has a lower voice, not really a honk. Reminds us of a donkey.

 

[MrsC11322]

Chief looks male as well.

That's what I was afraid of. Was hoping he was a girl.

 

[MrsC11322]

Chief looks male as well

 

[MrsC11322]

The boys will mate with with your flirty duck girls. My Chinese has started up just this week. The gander will do his post coitus triumph song while the duck does her post mating zoomies and splashing. I've not witnessed the embden, but he seems dedicated to his wife so may not stray.

 

[3xhhheather]

JJ is very high pitched and vocal, definitely a bit. The Embden has a lower voice, not really a honk. Reminds us of a donkey.

I would bet on a female then, but I'm not familiar with how Embden's carry their paunch. It looks high to me, but that could be normal for females of that breed.