Do hens do they "Hey You!" Whistle? Or only drakes? PEEEEEP??

[toadbriar]

You know the whistle I mean? I've got a little one doing the baby-version. Wondering if it's a boy thing or an everyone-thing

Also noticing, I think it's the dominant duck in each group who's done it - first-born, both times. My sample size is small so I'm not drawing conclusions, just find it interesting

 

[Miss Red]

I've never heard my females do it... But my male does when he sees me with the food. "Heyyy she's got feed!" -whistle-

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Whistle? I haven't heard a whistle yet or maybe I am missing it. I know I have 2 males so far. Ok, I think I have 2 boys so far.
How old are they when you hear the whistle? Or am I just missing something all together here?
Maybe I can't hear it over Rowena yakking all the time or Quackers talking to herself constantly.

I was pretty sure that the two in the back were boys. A Pekin/Rouen mix and a Rouen. They don't quack but the Runner (Quackers) and Rowena quack a lot.

 

[MagsC]

I have only heard my drakes do that....the one I KNOW is a hen just quacks very loudly when she sees the "food person".

 

[toadbriar]

lol it sounds sorta like the kind of whistle you do with two fingers in your mouth, to get someone's attention - "HEY BUDDY!" Starts low, ends high.

Maybe they're trying to hail a cab

 

[Bryanccfshr]

I have a pekin drake who does the whistle. Very cute and why I haven't ate him.