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tara1324 said:
So...I have a baby call (by baby I mean 5 1/2 weeks) whos head is turning green and its feet are turning yellow. I know that the green plumage on the head normal means that it's a drake...but it is a black bibbed call. I've never seen anything like it. Should I still assume that it's a drake?
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I agree with @buff goose guy . Both my Cayuga and Black Swedish ducks have quite a bit of green hue in their heads. If it is hue on the black it probably doesn't mean much. If it is a solid green with no black at all, it may be indicative of a drake. I am assuming the feet were black as a duckling... in both of my drakes, once the feet and legs stabilized (color) they were about as orange as the inside of an..... orange. In my orange footed ducks, the orange is more like a butternut squash - lighter and more toward yellow. At that age though it is probably best to try to sex them by voice. @Amykins has 1 of each in call duck size so she can probably describe it best. With regular sized ducks if it is a drake, the only sounds it will have when it is done peeping are a quiet chuffy sound like a kazoo was rammed down its throat and a whistle that is a mating call. A duck will have a full suite of noises from a squeeking sound to a giggly sound to a clucking sound to a REALLY LOUD QUACK!!!!
 
Tevyes Dad said:
I agree with @buff goose guy
.  Both my Cayuga and Black Swedish ducks have quite a bit of green hue in their heads.  If it is hue on the black it probably doesn't mean much.  If it is a solid green with no black at all, it may be indicative of a drake.  I am assuming the feet were black as a duckling... in both of my drakes, once the feet and legs stabilized (color) they were about as orange as the inside of an..... orange.  In my orange footed ducks, the orange is more like a butternut squash - lighter and more toward yellow. At that age though it is probably best to try to sex them by voice.  @Amykins
has 1 of each in call duck size so she can probably describe it best. With regular sized ducks if it is a drake, the only sounds it will have when it is done peeping are a quiet chuffy sound like a kazoo was rammed down its throat and a whistle that is a mating call.  A duck will have a full suite of noises from a squeeking sound to a giggly sound to a clucking sound to a REALLY LOUD QUACK!!!!
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Ok! There is definitely still black on the head. Her (force of habit) feet were black when she was born, but they are turning orange/yellow now. I know how to voice sex, but so far, she still just peeps. I've been thinking that it was a girl, but the green head was throwing me off. And my other female had a fully developed loud quack at this point. I guess I'm just impatient, lol!
 
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tara1324 said:
Ok! There is definitely still black on the head. Her (force of habit) feet were black when she was born, but they are turning orange/yellow now. I know how to voice sex, but so far, she still just peeps. I've been thinking that it was a girl, but the green head was throwing me off. And my other female had a fully developed loud quack at this point. I guess I'm just impatient, lol!
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I can understand wanting to know her/his sex, but never be impatient with a duckling... They grow up MUCH too fast as it is.
 

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