Just popping back in. I took a new picture today and even though 'she' still has a very orange bill there is definitely a green sheen to it's head. Is it safe to say 'she' is really a he?
By the way, don't mind the water. It was fresh this morning... Such mud babies.
One last question... Our drake, Ollie, looks a bit different from the others. Does he look like a standard Rouen?
Here he is with the others (back right)
Thanks for the advice! All our ducks were on extra niacin from the beginning but it didn't seem to help. Pepper is happy though and we don't plan on adding any ducklings to the mix so we won't be passing on those genes
Yes, that's Pepper. His/her foot was deformed when hatched. There is nothing "fixable" about it (no infection) and doesn't cause any issues in walking so we are just letting it be.
Thank you for the help! I love them all anyway so it doesn't matter to me :) My only concern is only having one hen. I may have to rehome my drakes as I don't have enough space for extra hens!
Gah! I purchased mallards! I am new to owning ducks so I trusted the farmer where I buy my chickens... That would explain why one of my ducks looks different than the others.
How can you tell them apart?
I posted this question on a different board but it was suggested I pop over here to the mallard board with my question.
I am trying to figure out the sex of two of my 8 week old mallards. Two of the four have a nice green sheen to their heads so it is pretty obvious that they are drakes...