Drake feather at 6 weeks! No!

[cheezenkwackers]

Gosh I hope so... Maybe they were playing with hair curlers when I wasn't looking.

But... His dad has a few drake feathers and they are kind of "high" on the bum...

This is my current drakes tail when he got his first drake feathers. See what I mean?

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

This is my current drakes tail when he got his first drake feathers. See what I mean?
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Yeah, my adult boy has those. He is my first boy, so I assumed all drake feathers were multiple.

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

They have gotten into their parents' bowls so they will have eaten non-chick foods, likely even dried mealworms. Could nutrition have provoked early hormones?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

It’s way to young for this but who knows now a days
I don’t think the feed would cause it
Could be just a fluke feather that looks like drake as well
Time will tell
What’s the voice sound like ?

 

[BelovedBirds]

I'm doubtful, that doesn't look much like a drake feather to me

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Why is it that a duck who never shuts up will become very quiet when you try to record them? here is my camera shy possible-early-boy separate from the others so that you can hear him chat.

 

[Corbdee]

Why is it that a duck who never shuts up will become very quiet when you try to record them? here is my camera shy possible-early-boy separate from the others so that you can hear him chat.

Maybe I misjudged, The tail curl there isn't even pointing upwards anymore. Seems like just a misplaced feather.

 

[Corbdee]

Why is it that a duck who never shuts up will become very quiet when you try to record them?

Because as a duck dictator he talks when he wants how he wants .

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Maybe I misjudged, The tail curl there isn't even pointing upwards anymore. Seems like just a misplaced feather.

Does the voice sound male-ish?

I'll keep taking fluffy butt pics until he is (oops) until THEY are big enough to be identified...

Hopefully this is just a curl gene expression

 

[Corbdee]

Does the voice sound male-ish?

I'll keep taking fluffy butt pics until he is (oops) until THEY are big enough to be identified...

Hopefully this is just a curl gene expression

I didn't hear any sound even at full volume.