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5 has a pretty pronounced comb but what if it has some Ancona blood? Those hens come out speckled and have big floppy combs.

3 has a pullet's build. It's hard to tell without knowing the breed. A lot of Easter Eggers and crosses have patchy colors as pullets.

I hardly ever hear a quack. It's usually what's on the video I posted.

I was wondering what age the curled tail feather shows up ( because mine obviously doesn't have one). Everyone on BYC told me the females were louder so I keep waiting for one or the other to show up.

We have two month old Pekin duck that we were told is a female but she's kinda quiet. I was told females would be louder. I'm looking for a drake feather but I don't see anything noticeable. At what age can you feather sex a Pekin duck?

I can't believe how fast this duck is growing.

San Antonio seems to be an up and coming place to keep birds. Our neighbors insist the noise isn't bothering them so I just have to deal with the cleanliness of the coop. I'm going to try the water Cannas and Iris.

Name : Bill Breed : Black Sex Link (Prod RIR/Barred Rock) Age : 6 Months Ignore Caspian the RIR/Brahma cross. The boys liked to hang out together. He now belongs to a friend.

So boys are quieter and females with a friend should be less loud? I was told I have a female. Is there a way to tell at this age?

Thanks all for the help . I'm in south central Texas so the weather is usually just hot. I was worried someone would say she needs a friend. It really is the noise level I'm most concerned about. I have a rooster and have had several at once but got rid of them when I realized they tend to...

This is what I had in mind along the side if my house ( which is also my "back porch") along the existing chain link fence.

We're new to ducks and it was quite by accident that we acquired this Pekin. I have chickens and while taking in a few chicks for a friend who could not care for them we accepted the baby duck as well. I've been told the duck could be integrated into the flock but I really like the idea of...