Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[18angovem]

Right?? I wish Wobbles and my cats would be friends...

Speaking of, lil' Pancake is getting stronger and it looks like he won't suffer the same mental issues as poor Milkshake did. However, his butt it still off to one side, and it is adorable. When I have to make the bittersweet handoff to Alicia, I wonder if she'll change his name to "Curly"!

So it is official that he is a boy?

 

[Amykins]

So it is official that he is a boy?

Yeah, I vent sexed him a few days ago. Definitely a lil' drake. :/

 

[18angovem]

Yeah, I vent sexed him a few days ago. Definitely a lil' drake. :/

Ahh.... Are you still going to get a DNA test on his next vet visit?

 

[Tevyes Dad]

"Askew".

Thanks for covering for me @Kaessa

, I was actually outside spending time with my ducks... I do that sometimes

Additionally that word begins with the part of the duck in question...

 

[Julie Birb]

Yeah, I vent sexed him a few days ago. Definitely a lil' drake. :/

OK, just curious, what does that entail? Vent sexing. I learned a few years ago by observation that drakes have a coiled up penis in their body and I am not intending to be crude or dumb but is it stored in like a cavity in his body? And during intercourse with a hen is there actual penetration or does it just make contact with her cloaca and the sperm make their way in for fertilization? I am not familiar with fowls' sexual anatomy. More so my finch cock does not have one and Ive witnessed mating gazillions of times and have never seen one. It makes me wonder then why nature created some males with and others without.

 

[Tevyes Dad]

OK, just curious, what does that entail? Vent sexing. I learned a few years ago by observation that drakes have a coiled up penis in their body and I am not intending to be crude or dumb but is it stored in like a cavity in his body? And during intercourse with a hen is there actual penetration or does it just make contact with her cloaca and the sperm make their way in for fertilization? I am not familiar with fowls' sexual anatomy. More so my finch cock does not have one and Ive witnessed mating gazillions of times and have never seen one. It makes me wonder then why nature created some males with and others without.

Since I am a guy here all I will say is it is an interesting google. Ducks and Geese are special birds in that department... There is actually an "arms" race going on between the males and females.

Edit: It isn't even a fowl thing - chickens don't have one.

As far as vent sexing, Metzer has a great video on it...

Easy in concept, but if you don't have the touch and experience, you can hurt the little guys so I am not going to try unless someone who has done it competently is there.

 

[Julie Birb]

Since I am a guy here all I will say is it is an interesting google. Ducks and Geese are special birds in that department... There is actually an "arms" race going on between the males and females. Edit: It isn't even a fowl thing - chickens don't have one. As far as vent sexing, Metzer has a great video on it... Easy in concept, but if you don't have the touch and experience, you can hurt the little guys so I am not going to try unless someone who has done it competently is there.

Fascinating. Wow. Thanks for sending it. It was interesting seeing the little male's reproductive anatomy and the female's too. I'll have to do some research and google as you suggested. So I guess this guy obviously ships these ducklings all over the US. And as for experience and not having any, I'd never ever attempt it. Never wanna hurt a sweet little duckling. Thanks for the edit re chickens. From the sounds of it, it's ducks and geese. I wonder if it has something to do with them being water birds and mating in it. Will have to research.

 

[SilkieSensation]

I don't try to vent sex calls until about a week old because they are so tiny. Larger breed ducks & goslings I can do at 2-3 days depending on the size of the baby. I really try not to do it right after hatch because I don't want to rupture the umbilical & yolk sac applying pressure before it seals completely. Sexing waterfowl is very similar to sexing rabbits. You are pretty much applying pressure the same way & looking for the same thing. If you can sex rabbits, you can sex ducks & geese.

 

[minihorse927]

There is a YouTube of chick sexing by Greg minot at old orchard farms. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Julie Birb]

I don't try to vent sex calls until about a week old because they are so tiny. Larger breed ducks & goslings I can do at 2-3 days depending on the size of the baby. I really try not to do it right after hatch because I don't want to rupture the umbilical & yolk sac applying pressure before it seals completely. Sexing waterfowl is very similar to sexing rabbits. You are pretty much applying pressure the same way & looking for the same thing. If you can sex rabbits, you can sex ducks & geese.

it really is a science. Didn't consider the yolk thing being an impediment. I forgot about it. I am not in a living situation where I can have ducks but I love them a lot and really enjoy learning from you very knowledgeable and experience folks. And as to rabbits? The gist I am getting is a male or do you call him a buck, has a hidden penis too? I mean, mammals, you see dogs', cats' and humans' male genitalia outside their bodies.