Calling ALL Pekin duck people!!! HELP ME

[BarnDoorClosed]

im gonna make another video and have my son record while i pick up the one in question and walk away with it, maybe that will help.

 

[BarnDoorClosed]

The OP really wants a Drake. I'm thinking she needs to go buy one.

LOL!! I was really hoping for a male and female )

 

[chickens really]

LOL!! I was really hoping for a male and female )

Then when breeding season happens you will be wishing for only two Hens. You definitely will need more Hens for one Drake..

 

[CrystaBub]

Yeah you'll love them no matter what they are - and if you do end up with 1 of each, it's just an excuse to get more ducks! That's exactly what happened to me and now I have 4 wonderful darlings!

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s The best excuse there is

 

[casportpony]

Even when my ducks are making normal duck sounds no quacking I can still hear my drake.

Pretty sure I heard two females.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep even when ducks are making happy noises that distinct happy noise of a drake is pretty obvious it is here. Actually Snoop my Runner just talks every breathe he never really makes noises like his females

 

[Rattlerjake]

I'm going to solve the question right now and quell all of the assumptions, SWAGs, opinions! They are both hens.
1) Drakes do NOT make the deep raspy noise of a hen.
2) Size means nothing - domestic ducks often produce smaller and large offspring due to the many hybrids and crosses. Ex: Call ducks are just a "chihuahua"-sized domestic breed.
3) Hen ducks do NOT "breed" other hens, they mount them to establish dominance (peck order). It is impossible for two females to breed each other.
4) The "male feather" appears on a male that is sexually mature. In the wild mallard, which nearly all domestic varieties (except the muscovy) come from, the males do NOT develope perfect final male breeding plumage until their second year. In domestics, the curled upper tail cover feathers can appear in the first year.
5) "Pom Pom" in the head is a different breed of pekin!
6) Because you have a very dominant larger female, she may not lay as readily as the smaller hen because she has taken on the role of the smaller one's mate.

Again - both of you birds are female! If you are still unsure?????? You can turn the duck over in it's back and squeeze the cloacal opening and check to see if there is a penis. A duck's penis looks like a rough corkscrew!

 

[chickens really]

Yep even when ducks are making happy noises that distinct happy noise of a drake is pretty obvious it is here. Actually Snoop my Runner just talks every breathe he never really makes noises like his females

Yes...Hmmm?
Her video though was unclear as to who actually was making the sounds. All sounded the same. Definitely my Drakes sound different from Hens..If a person doesn't know them it's confusing..I say Hens..

 

[BarnDoorClosed]

I'm going to solve the question right now and quell all of the assumptions, SWAGs, opinions! They are both hens.
1) Drakes do NOT make the deep raspy noise of a hen.
2) Size means nothing - domestic ducks often produce smaller and large offspring due to the many hybrids and crosses. Ex: Call ducks are just a "chihuahua"-sized domestic breed.
3) Hen ducks do NOT "breed" other hens, they mount them to establish dominance (peck order). It is impossible for two females to breed each other.
4) The "male feather" appears on a male that is sexually mature. In the wild mallard, which nearly all domestic varieties (except the muscovy) come from, the males do NOT develope perfect final male breeding plumage until their second year. In domestics, the curled upper tail cover feathers can appear in the first year.
5) "Pom Pom" in the head is a different breed of pekin!
6) Because you have a very dominant larger female, she may not lay as readily as the smaller hen because she has taken on the role of the smaller one's mate.

Again - both of you birds are female! If you are still unsure?????? You can turn the duck over in it's back and squeeze the cloacal opening and check to see if there is a penis. A duck's penis looks like a rough corkscrew!

Thank you!!! You are heaven sent!!! You answered every single thing I had asked about!! Makes perfect sense to me now!!! Thank you a million times over!