Are there any super common breeds of duck that you can tell their gender by sight right away? (Like within four days of them being hatched)

[Justaregualducklover]

The title says it all. By super common I mean like kinds you can find at tractor supply. I want to make sure I get three ducks and no drakes. It’s almost $100 to ship three ducks to where I live and I’m just not sure that’s in my budget. If there aren’t, I will wait until some of my friends hatch their duck eggs and vent sex them. Thank you!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Not that I know of.

 

[Knighstar679]

Welsh harlequin from many lines can be sexed at hatch. With about an 80% or so ratio of success, some breeding lines are better than others at it.

the ones I have actually hold their bill color (this is how you would tell sex) just about a whole week before the color changes.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Welsh harlequin from many lines can be sexed at hatch. With about an 80% or so ratio of success, some breeding lines are better than others at it.

the ones I have actually hold their bill color (this is how you would tell sex) just about a whole week before the color changes.

Hmm I have WH mixes in the brooder. Can I tell? How?

 

[FortCluck]

I think vent sexing is best and more accurate. You still have the chance of sexing wrong, but I always vent sex at a day old then at two days old to make sure.

There are ways to breed for sexable by sight, but you have to do a lot to get there.

 

[Knighstar679]

Hmm I have WH mixes in the brooder. Can I tell? How?

Sadly doesn’t work with mixes to my knowledge. If they are pure welsh the girls would have had a dark bean and light colored bill at hatch, and males have an all dark Bill and bean.

@Pyxis might correct me if I am wrong on sexing mixes of this breed, but I am pretty sure on it.

 

[FortCluck]

The title says it all. By super common I mean like kinds you can find at tractor supply. I want to make sure I get three ducks and no drakes. It’s almost $100 to ship three ducks to where I live and I’m just not sure that’s in my budget. If there aren’t, I will wait until some of my friends hatch their duck eggs and vent sex them. Thank you!

And usually my TSC has Pekin ducklings. They're not sexable by sight.

 

[Knighstar679]

I think vent sexing is best and more accurate. You still have the chance of sexing wrong, but I always vent sex at a day old then at two days old to make sure.

There are ways to breed for sexable by sight, but you have to do a lot to get there.

i am still trying to learn how to vent sex. As my black East Indie don’t have the nifty trick of the bill.
But like i said not all lines are strong with that sexing by Bill color. I did have one duckling that was a 50/50 bill color and couldn’t guess the sex until he was older.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Sadly doesn’t work with mixes to my knowledge. If they are pure welsh the girls would have had a dark bean and light colored bill at hatch, and males have an all dark Bill and bean.

@Pyxis might correct me if I am wrong on sexing mixes of this breed, but I am pretty sure on it.

they are interesting. The color looks reverted to mallard.

 

[Knighstar679]

they are interesting. The color looks reverted to mallard.
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They are cute! You can see abit of penciling around the eye of the white one. It will be interesting to see how they feather out.