Hello all! 1st year, new duck owner. I have 2 ducks and 1 drake "flock". They were born April 20th from an online hatchery. They sent a total of 10 ducklings, and I had to give some to family members and friends for a more manageable lifestyle. I have 1 Runner Female and 2 Ancona (1 m 1 f) ...
@Duck mommy 2019 great to hear it works for you. Hoping it works well with us. The smaller Ancona made the loud noise. So glad I have at least 2 girlsgirls. What are things I should look for, in a mean Drake? "He" has an attitude to us, but hangs with pack
I have heard a loud quack, but it's the only talkative one is supposed to be the sex M....
After listening to each video I think maybe "Large Anacona" is boy as well as "oddball"... and the other 2 are girls. Hopefully.... would the 2 females and 2 males be ok?
Ok all, I have the video clips.
The "Odd-ball" was very difficult to make any noise.
Was purchased as:
Odd ball, female Indian runner
Indiana runner M
Smaller Anacona
Large Anacona
The Gang
Thank you so much! It is funny you say male as that was the supposed sex female. Here are baby photos as I looked at the apple duck babies and mine didn't have black run on head
Well I ordered 6 they sent 10, but all where dead minus the one odd ball. That was supposed to be the female. They shipped 10 the next week and all arrived alive. I gave a few away to other families as these are pets and I couldn't handle 10. The brown and white Indian runner was a sex male but...
Ordered offline on Estes Hatchery. Awful experience.....The one that you are referencing is very mean. It bites and hisses, where as the others are very friendly. Not sure if that is the trait, but very unfriendly.
Hello all, first time posting as well as first time duck mom. I have a 4 ducks. 2 anacona and 2 Indian runner (supposed to be, think I may have 1 wrong breed) 1 Indiana runner was supposed to be sex female and one sex male. I am worried that I have all make ducks minus the one. I have tried to...