Another noise question

[SkyeT]

Okay, so you helped me figure out what my Rouen is doing when she is so very vocal around her two male friends.

So, now I want to know what my males are doing. Both Duckter and Maggie are male. Besties forever it seems. Seriously they do everything together - talk, swim, walk, chase tail, mount tail...

Anyway, they just started something new the last couple of weeks that have my husband and I in stitches. Pretty much... they do this weird move to stand upright ( kinda wavy), either in the water or land, and then what sounds like a donkey braying as they straighten up. Almost like they have this massive gutteral burp coming up. Sometimes only one does it, then sometimes they do it one after the other.

Does anyone know what I am talking about? I would post a video but there is no warning as to when they will do it, and it happens so fast that I wouldn't be able to catch it in the middle.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Runner drakes does something similar he will make a weird noise after mating and at other times sounds like it comes from way down deep inside.

 

[SkyeT]

Yes! That is why I said it sounded like a donkey braying. Like it was coming from deep down. It's hilarious, and we don't know why. They usually do it in the water, but we've never seen them mate with Sunshine, or else I would have thought it was some kind of celebratory noise.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Snoop my Runner does it after mating or at other times to me no rhyme or reason other than it’s just a drake thing lol. I had never seen it with any of my Muscovy drakes so it was a surprise when I heard Snoop do it.

 

[Runner duck mom]

Our drake does this too, I've always wondered why. He only does it in their pool, kicks his feet, stretches out really tall and lets out a loud'ish' honk (I can see it sounding like a donkey). Just assumed it was a drake thing, neat to see he's not the only one

 

[thumper650]

I have a runner that does this, and it always makes us laugh. He also taught one of my pekins this move, the Pekin never did this before I got the runners.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I think it's a mating call
All my call drakes do this.

 

[chickens really]

Yes. It's a Drake thing and a way to show how impressive he is.

 

[Jpat]

i think a hen only flock is good but the young boy here is hilarious his noises and actions are comical

 

[SkyeT]

Yeah, I noticed Duckter (runner mix) did it long before Maggie. Now both do it and they usually do it in tandem, like everything else. I swear, besties forever.