Ancona Ducks

[Contrastphoto]

Hello everyone! I am new to ducks, but have had chickens for several years now. Thought I would give ducks a try so my friend sent me some eggs. 13 out of 14 eggs hatched. Our family is in love! They are so cuddly. DH thinks I am a little crazy.

 

[wildsam]

Hi and welcome contrastphoto! You got cute little boogers but watch out: they are highly addictive! Lol

So which kind did you get!

 

[winteree]

Hello everyone! I am new to ducks, but have had chickens for several years now. Thought I would give ducks a try so my friend sent me some eggs. 13 out of 14 eggs hatched. Our family is in love! They are so cuddly. DH thinks I am a little crazy.

aww so cute

yeah the main reason i wanted ducks is because i wanted to add duck egg's to my egg basket i have never had one before but my ma swears by them and they are so cute i love to watch them play in the water i hope these hatch. so what breed did you hatch out? anconas only or is their a mix?

 

[Contrastphoto]

Oh yes they are all Ancona ducks. Silly me, I forgot to say that. I really love how they all look different.

 

[winteree]

Oh yes they are all Ancona ducks. Silly me, I forgot to say that. I really love how they all look different.

yeah they are like the painted horses of the water fowl world simply lovely

 

[City farm]

Just got our 1st duckling this morning.. We got "her" from a teacher that hatched them out in her class. She had some of our fertile eggs from our flock.. The original person ended up not taking "her".. I will be getting educated on ducks now.. Also, hopefully intergrating "her" with our flock. Starting this evening.. At what age is a duckling able to be sexed? And yes a Ancona..

 

[ckoop7]

Just got our 1st duckling this morning.. We got "her" from a teacher that hatched them out in her class. She had some of our fertile eggs from our flock.. The original person ended up not taking "her".. I will be getting educated on ducks now.. Also, hopefully intergrating "her" with our flock. Starting this evening.. At what age is a duckling able to be sexed? And yes a Ancona..

Vent sexed from about day old to week old is the only time I'll vent sex. If you don't wanna do that about 6-8 weeks for voice sexing. Females have quacks and drakes have a raspy sound.

 

[City farm]

Just got our 1st duckling this morning.. We got "her" from a teacher that hatched them out in her class. She had some of our fertile eggs from our flock.. The original person ended up not taking "her".. I will be getting educated on ducks now.. Also, hopefully intergrating "her" with our flock. Starting this evening.. At what age is a duckling able to be sexed? And yes a Ancona..

Vent sexed from about day old to week old is the only time I'll vent sex. If you don't wanna do that about 6-8 weeks for voice sexing. Females have quacks and drakes have a raspy sound.

Ok, great thank you for such a quick response ! I will video tape and post his/her sound..
I don't really hear a quack or a raspy sound.. She sounds like a chicken/duck.. But a quack that is mild??

 

[ckoop7]

Ok, great thank you for such a quick response ! I will video tape and post his/her sound..
I don't really hear a quack or a raspy sound.. She sounds like a chicken/duck.. But a quack that is mild??

How old is he or she?

 

[City farm]

3 months