duckling whistles like a cowboy !!!

[deanna&rich]

We adopted two unwanted ducklings, who are just starting to get their adult feathers now. They act like Siamese twins, totally bonded and mimicking each other in an adorable way.

The smaller gray-and-white-spotted one started quacking three days ago, so I guess she's a she (she's busy, louder, more assertive and will eat big slugs). (We call her Shadow)

The larger white one, I assume is a Pekin ... THAT duck whistles !! Loud and long and medium pitch ... a rather pretty sound, though. It's not like anything in the site that Wifezilla suggested for sexing by voice. Sunshine, as we call her/him/it, is mellow and lets Shadow eat first/ swim first/ adventure first.

Do you think Sunshine will be a drake ???

 

[Goat_Walker]

Sounds like a drake if "it" lets shadow eat/swim first.

 

[1duckychick]

Really? My drakes always plod on through my females to get to the food dish first. Apparently chivallry's dead in my flock!

 

[Sweetfolly]

I think I know what you mean by a "cowboy" whistle - it's a pretty sound, almost like one of the songbirds in my backyard makes, slightly reminiscent of a dog-whistle. I've noticed some of my ducklings do it when they're startled - such as when a hawk flies overhead or someone slams the patio door - like a warning signal.

Anywho, all of my ducklings who made that whistling sound have turned out to be drakes.

 

[acalnny34]

Really? My drakes always plod on through my females to get to the food dish first. Apparently chivallry's dead in my flock!

Lmao. My female I think killed her mate. She wouldn't let him eat. I caught on to late. They acted sweet together. I just thought he was letting her eat first. She mourned him and attacked us. Then imprinted on us. So I got 2 babies. I think both are drakes. Same sound w the pekin and the rouen has green on his head. They follow her and she rimuns. They are almost fully feathered.