can you feather sex 3-4 eek old ducklings???????

[Taylor]

i have 3-5 week old khaki-campbell ducklings and their feathers are coming in and they look like the moms feathers, any pics of yours would help tremendously!!!!!!! Is this a proper way to sex them??????

 

[duckyfromoz]

Might be a bit wearly to tell from the feathers alone as the drakes will get their true colours after molting....Have you tried listening to their voices ?? That might give you a clearer indication at this age. Girl have the louder quack and the boys have a more raspy voice.

 

[1lpoock]

You might be able to quack sex them now, but definetly not feather sex. With almost every breed, male and females get female feathers first. Then the males moult that and get their male feathers.