Drakes sound really hoarse and raspy, ducks, even if they don't make much noise, sound more high-pitched and soft in their usual communication. Some drakes don't get curly feathers, by the way, so this is not always the most certain way to determine sex. You can expect your ducks to start laying soon, six months is not unusual for ducks. They should be starting laying as soon as their organism is ready for egg production, but they might stop laying when temperatures drop rapidly during winter.
I have two Indian runner ducklings that were given to me they are about 6 weeks old now , is it ok to leave them outside in a A-frame cage overnight now? They have been living in my bathroom under a heat lamp up until now, but, Im finding it hard to take them out everyday to get fresh air and sun as they are getting bigger and feisty making it difficult. They can see all the other ducks walking around them through the day and they have a little water bath they can dip into. Our winter is almost over and I am going to put a cover over the open part of there cage at night. What does everyone else do at this point?
Ducks don't need any external heat source from the age of three weeks on, especially when kept inside, so it is safe to move them outside now as long as long as it is no longer freezing.
