Did my WH turn into a buff?!?!?

[FoodFreedomNow]

@FoodFreedomNow

Thank you!! S/he looks just like my (no longer) "mystery" duckling! I can sleep now.

 

[Jbently28]

Congratulations on the "new" duck! Haha.

Always wanted a buff - they look gorgeous. How do they fare with production? I chose WHs because of their egg-laying. I imagine you may have done the same?

This is my first buff, but I've heard wonderful things about them as a dual purpose bird. I absolutely love WHs! I'm hoping the buff will be a great addition to my flock.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh she will be I love my Buffs they are really a wonderful addition. @FoodFreedomNow i am so glad you can now get some sleep

 

[Jbently28]

Oh she will be I love my Buffs they are really a wonderful addition. @FoodFreedomNow i am so glad you can now get some sleep

If a drake, will the grey feathers come in on the head after the first molt? Or is there any other way to sex other than by voice and drake feather?

 

[Cyprus]

I love your avatar!

Thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Voice first! If a drake he’ll sound like a frog. Although the head may get dark I am not sure on that since I only have females!

 

[Jbently28]

So I'm about 99% sure that both are females. I was out feeding everyone last night they were both quacking at me. They are now 7 weeks old. The KC wasn't as vocal in the video, but it has been making the same quacking noise for about a week now.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds promising! So pretty

 

[Jbently28]

Sounds promising! So pretty

She is turning into such a beautiful duck. She is finally coming out of her shy stage and approaching me now on her own. I believe one of my 4 week old chocolate ancona ducklings is a female as well. It's pretty early, but I am starting to hear a rasp which is sounding like the beginnings of a quack. I only have 1 WH duck and 1 KC drake at the moment that are a year old, so I was hoping for more ducks. As of right now, it looks like 3 more ducks. I also have 2 more 4 week old anconas and a 5 week old WH x KC. I'm hoping that one of my anconas is a drake and that the others are ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hope so too. That is a really nice flock!