cayuga pair?

[TarynLord]

can yall tell me do yall think they area drake and a hen?

 

[SilverBirds]

One is for sure a drake. You can see the curl on the end of his tail. The other could be a male that lost the tail curl, but more likely it's female. How does it sound?

 

[TarynLord]

yeah I knew the one is a drake they make like a honking noise not sure which one it comes from

 

[SilverBirds]

yeah I knew the one is a drake they make like a honking noise not sure which one it comes from

I would pick the one without a curl up and walk away it away from the other one so you can tell what kind of sound it makes. Females make the distinctive loud quack quack sound, while males have a raspier voice. I do suspect it will be a female. How old are they and how long have you had them? A female should start laying fairly soon if they haven't gone through anything stressful.

 

[TarynLord]

I would pick the one without a curl up and walk away it away from the other one so you can tell what kind of sound it makes. Females make the distinctive loud quack quack sound, while males have a raspier voice. I do suspect it will be a female. How old are they and how long have you had them? A female should start laying fairly soon if they haven't gone through anything stressful.

I believe they are around 4 months old we were told they were 2 weeks old when we got them.

 

[TarynLord]

I would pick the one without a curl up and walk away it away from the other one so you can tell what kind of sound it makes. Females make the distinctive loud quack quack sound, while males have a raspier voice. I do suspect it will be a female. How old are they and how long have you had them? A female should start laying fairly soon if they haven't gone through anything stressful.

I just went and checked and the sounds add up so im pretty positive it is a pair! thank you!

 

[Jenbirdee]

can you get a few more females for your drake? the recommended ratio is 3-5 females for every 1 male, due to the extremely high sex drive of drakes , too few females easily get overmated injured and even killed.

 

[TarynLord]

can you get a few more females for your drake? the recommended ratio is 3-5 females for every 1 male, due to the extremely high sex drive of drakes , too few females easily get overmated injured and even killed.

yes I plan on it but they are hard to find in my area. when I got the 2 they were the last ones they had

 

[Jenbirdee]

yes I plan on it but they are hard to find in my area. when I got the 2 they were the last ones they had

what about female ducks of other breeds

 

[TarynLord]

I can do that what would be a good breed to mix with them?