At what age do runners get their drake feathers?

[chickenlittle1980]

?

 

[Sweetfolly]

I'm not sure exactly when they get their drake feathers in (sometime after 2 months at least - probably closer to 3 or 4 months

) - I never really pay attention, because they're so easy to sex by voice long before that.

 

[faykokoWV]

what do you mean by sex by voice and how old are they when you can do that?

 

[Sweetfolly]

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Female ducklings will start to quack anytime between 2 and 7 weeks (generally around 5 or 6 weeks) of age - a loud, honking sound. The males will continue peeping, and then sound sort of raspy, like they have laryngitis, at around 6 weeks.

Only female ducks make that distinctive "QUACK!" sound that we associate with ducks. The males sound like a raspy, whispery glockenspiel.

There's a great thread on sexing ducklings here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=181147

 

[spamee34]

Mine got theirs at 6mos

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

Quote:
Female ducklings will start to quack anytime between 2 and 7 weeks (generally around 5 or 6 weeks) of age - a loud, honking sound. The males will continue peeping, and then sound sort of raspy, like they have laryngitis, at around 6 weeks.

Only female ducks make that distinctive "QUACK!" sound that we associate with ducks. The males sound like a raspy, whispery glockenspiel.

There's a great thread on sexing ducklings here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=181147

YES! I have two Pekin ducks and one Pekin drake, then!

 

[chickenlittle1980]

hmmm I think I have 4 boys and 6 girls then....... not sure until i hear a good quak. they are almost 3 weeks old and still peeping

 

[cbohn80]

i have ducks that only quack if i handle them/pick them up. is it possible they are female and just quiet or can males quack if they really want to?

 

[featherfinder]

My runner just got his drake feather and its been 10-12 weeks?

 

[LemonDoodles]

My Pekins just got theirs Monday at 14 weeks.