CAN I TELL IF MY MALLARD DUCKLING IS A MALE OR FEMALE?

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Sexing Ducklings | Sexing Goslings
www.metzerfarms.com/SexingVideo.cfm
Video shows how to vent sex ducklings and goslings. Sexing ducklings and goslings - determine the sex of your ducks and geese.

i just used this video to help me with my rescued runner. Although he's about five weeks old I was able to use this method to find out he's definitely a drake.

Thanks for the link!! If I did it right, I'm thinking my two youngest are females which would be great. Especially if my oldest, Moby does turn out to be a boy!

 

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I've been able to tell as early as 4 weeks for male mallards. Their bill sometimes start to turn greenish at that time and their peep gets raspy. One thing I've noticed about male mallard ducklings is that they almost never seem to vocalize unless they're really scared. Female ducklings always seem to be vocalizing, especially as they get older. I know of one mallard duckling at our lake that has never made a sound, even when he was caught and injured.

My baby mallard was almost never vocalized i don’t know how old he was and I don’t know what gender