Is my pekin duckling okay? black feathers on head

[nelleyoukai]

@Tarina-Rose in response to your ovation, you should be able to sex them, if they're boys they'll have thick fat tree trunk legs and if you have any girls they'll have thinner legs and slightly smaller feet

 

[PhoenixPharm]

So I'm going to assume my "pekins" are Muscovy????

 

[Buck Oakes]

Yeah they are

 

[PhoenixPharm]

the one is a little bigger than the other and not as nice when I take them out. he/she follows my hand and tries to bite me. once outside they are fine...I guess I am to assume that one is a male? the legs seem thicker too

 

[Buck Oakes]

Yes probably, he's not biting you to be mean he's biting you because he wants attention, also because his hormones are starting to kick in

 

[PhoenixPharm]

ok, thanks.... he does it when I touch the other one too, opens his mouth at me and then starts biting. lol

 

[Buck Oakes]

Yeah again he's doing it not to be mean he just wants attention, boy Muscovies tend to actually be more affectionate to the girls, and since he doesn't have a hand he can't really 'grab you attention' any other way

 

[BullChick]

I'm surprised that I found this now. I have been researching it for a while. For some reason, this year Pekins are showing up with dark spots on their heads. I called around to the different hatcheries, and got an answer. While the hatchery is not clear on why it is happening, they assure me that I do in fact have Pekin ducks.

 

[Buck Oakes]

Can you post a pic?

 

[BullChick]