A couple months ago we were given two Runner ducks that are about 1 1/5 yrs old. We were told they were both females. Neither is laying right now. They both look the same (no curled feather on either tail), talk the same (As far as I can tell, they both "quack"), and are the same size. They are inseparable, never more than a couple feet away from each other, and they are kept with our free ranging chicken flock (~20 hens and a rooster). The ducks definitely rule the flock, including the rooster, and herd them around if and when they want. They are never aggressive toward people, in fact they have very limited handling so they flee when you come around.
However, randomly the other day I caught the two ducks mating...! I started researching and reading up about sexing ducks, and I can not find anything "boy like" about this duck that was mounting and breeding the other. Now, granted, I saw this from my kitchen window and was about 25 feet away but there was definite mounting, tail flaring, you know the drill... and then happy dance in the pond immediately afterward (LOL)
So I'm confused. The previous owner has no idea if this one particular duck was ever laying. Could it be a boy in disguise? Or do my girls just really like each other? lol
However, randomly the other day I caught the two ducks mating...! I started researching and reading up about sexing ducks, and I can not find anything "boy like" about this duck that was mounting and breeding the other. Now, granted, I saw this from my kitchen window and was about 25 feet away but there was definite mounting, tail flaring, you know the drill... and then happy dance in the pond immediately afterward (LOL)
So I'm confused. The previous owner has no idea if this one particular duck was ever laying. Could it be a boy in disguise? Or do my girls just really like each other? lol