Boy voice or girl voice? Audio files!

[toadbriar]

My oldest ducks are 6 weeks old. One quacks - the other two are recorded here for your listening pleasure:

http://toadbriar.com/audio/

Are they late-blooming ladies or awkward young gentlemen? I have my suspicions, but these are my first ducks so I leave it to you experts.

 

[Sandbellie]

Ive raised ducks many times before and they sound like little girls.

 

[toadbriar]

Really?? I didn't dare hope.

 

[Sandbellie]

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Haha, yea.

I love ducks, their such a pleasure to have.

 

[bemba]

I would have to disagree! I would be 99.9 % sure they are young drakes, If you listen carefully you can hear the raspyness of the voice not a deep quack coming through, and by six weeks you know if you got girls.

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

I agree they sound like drakes! Not hens would have a louder voice by now.

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

Sounds like boys to me.

 

[1lpoock]

Yeah definetly not hens! They are 100% drakes.

 

[toadbriar]

doh! I thought that might be the case. thank you!

If these audio files would be of use to anyone as examples of duck noises, I happily provide them, they don't sound anything like the mature drake examples I've heard and I'd love for them to be useful.

 

[newchickmom09]

I would say drakes too. Sorry.

If they were females then there would be an akward honking quacking sound also.