Call Duck Drakes... *added photos of bird in question*

[Stina]

Ok...so I have my 2 remaining snowy calls and I think they are a pair....one of them usually makes a "whispery" quack....but he can let out a loud one.....is that normal, or do I have an odd hen???... We are planning on getting a few more...but I need to know if I need to get a drake or if I can just get hens! Also, at what age does the curly drake feather appear?

thanks!

 

[Holly O]

Christina
Aflak has slightly curled feathers already.

Sow a picture or two of your duckies.

 

[Stina]

sow?....lol I think they might both be females....lol We are going to try to get a couple more ducks though...so it's all good either way. I will try to get some new pics of the 2 we have tomorrow

 

[TK Poultry]

pekin drakes can do that too and it depends on the duck i have a harlequin drake thats curling but i have a drake that is a 1 1/2 that really doesnt curl but sounds like a drake but need pics to confirm

 

[Stina]

like I said, I will try to get pics tomorrow

but in the meantime...both of them seem to have very flat tail feathers. They both have light colored heads with off white and dark flecking...but the "drake" has no real brown to the head....just the off white and black (or close to black) flecking....the definite hen has brown and off white flecking.

 

[Holly O]

Ok smarty pants ... you caught my typo ...lol

I meant show

SO WHERE ARE THE PICS ? ........LOL

And how are you going to sell me a little girl, in the spring. if you might not have a drake? ....lol

 

[Stina]

we're going to get more! lol I did take pics...I just have to get to posting them.....lol I also took a video

 

[Stina]

The bird in question...

that is a pretty typical sound for this one....it can let out a good quack....but not very frequently. You can hear the definite hen in the background.

This is the definite hen...

 

[duckboatprincess]

Okay... not to hijack or anything, but this sounds a lot like my call duckling. I was thinking it was a hen but now I'm not sure!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Is that a drake curl I spot in the first picture under the wing tips?

It's hard to see, but I think there is a small black drake curl in that first pic under the wing tips.

Added a pic:

-Kim