Duck Breed Focus - Cayuga

[barkingpig]

Yay!!!! Thanks for weighing in!!! The one I thought was a male is substantially more green, bigger, thicker neck that she puffs out. I'm glad she is all show

 

[barkingpig]

What did you note about the bills that made you think male initially...the olive green?

 

[barkingpig]

I love my cayugas!! I definitely love my five chickens SO much...but these ducks...oh my gosh, what fun!!!

 

[CayugaJana]

What did you note about the bills that made you think male initially...the olive green?

Yep. All of my girls have black bills.

 

[barkingpig]

I soooo much want to believe that my larger, greener, quacking duck is actually a female. But, here is an update: I have been getting 1 egg a day on most days for 3 weeks...only one, never two, and I can never catch either of my two ducks laying an egg. The suspected male has ceased mating behavior but then again it is late fall so that in and of itself isn't super helpful. As a recap, the suspected male doesn't quack as often as the smaller, more feminine duck but when "he" does it has a slightly different lower, raspy tone, and often has a "laughing" quality to the quack but is every bit as LOUD if not louder! I just cracked an egg and this is what I see. It doesn't look like the occasional oviduct remnants of a female chicken....is this the telltale sign of fertilization???

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I soooo much want to believe that my larger, greener, quacking duck is actually a female. But, here is an update: I have been getting 1 egg a day on most days for 3 weeks...only one, never two, and I can never catch either of my two ducks laying an egg. The suspected male has ceased mating behavior but then again it is late fall so that in and of itself isn't super helpful. As a recap, the suspected male doesn't quack as often as the smaller, more feminine duck but when "he" does it has a slightly different lower, raspy tone, and often has a "laughing" quality to the quack but is every bit as LOUD if not louder! I just cracked an egg and this is what I see. It doesn't look like the occasional oviduct remnants of a female chicken....is this the telltale sign of fertilization???

Do you have pictures of said duck?

 

[Miss Lydia]

For me with the glare it’s hard to see the bulls eye. But pictures can speak volumes also a video of talking duck. Full body so we can see if there is a drake feather.

 

[CayugaJana]

Have you YouTubed the sound of female vs male ducks? It should help you tell which is which.

 

[barkingpig]

no concentric circles yet in any eggs. I have pictures and a youtube video as part of this thread. I'm just providing progress and updates My youtube vid isn't very good so I'll post another.

 

[barkingpig]

Oh, and no drake feather at 7 1/2 months. Cayuga Jane weighed in with the previous youtube vid and thinks they are both females...so I am just anxiously awaiting the other duck to start laying for confirmation