Ducklings questions

[New duckling mummy]

If you make a video of them making noises we might be able to tell what sex they are.

Excellent video!

The brown one sounds a bit like that and is noisier than the yellow one and smaller would u believe she’s female and the yellow one is a male? Obvs just guesses the brown own follows the yellow one around too and goes crazy when moves away from him

 

[casportpony]

"The Campbell duck is a light weight bird that on average weighs 4 to 4 1/2 pounds. They are active, streamlined birds with a modestly long head, bill, neck, and body, and a sprightly body carriage of 20 to 40 degrees above horizontal (Holderread, 2001). There are four color varieties of Campbell ducks in North America: Khaki, White, Dark, and Pied, with Khaki being the only one recognized by the APA. The Khaki drake has a green bill, rich dark-orange legs and feet, and dark brown eyes. Its head, upper neck, lower back, and tail culverts are brown-bronze while the rest of the drake's plumage is a warm khaki. The Khaki duck has a green bill and dark brown eyes and its legs and feet are brown. The ducks head, upper neck, and lower back are seal-brown and the rest of the plumage is khaki. Dark Campbells, developed in Europe in an attempt to provide sex linkage, are a darker version of the Khaki. The White Campbell, bred as a "sport" variety, is pure white, with vivid orange legs, feet, and bill. (Batty, 1985) The Pied has fawn plumage."
https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/campbell

 

[chickens really]

The brown one sounds a bit like that and is noisier than the yellow one and smaller would u believe she’s female and the yellow one is a male? Obvs just guesses the brown own follows the yellow one around too and goes crazy when moves away from him

That has nothing to do with sex of a Duckling. Always a leader and always a follower..

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

The duck in the center is a very dirty White Layer, also the duck trying to eat my finger…

Then Blanca Duck stormed in and pushed everybody away…

She is a White Layer too, but with some Pekin inheritance like the orange bill and a ginormous appetite.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Here they are called white meat Ducks or Alberta meat Ducks by old timers...

Anybody has an idea which other breeds were used to create them?

 

[Gray Farms]

They look like about 3 weeks old. I'd say they were just a few days old when you got them. What are you feeding?

 

[New duckling mummy]

The duck in the center is a very dirty White Layer, also the duck trying to eat my finger…View attachment 1843831
Then Blanca Duck stormed in and pushed everybody away…
View attachment 1843830
She is a White Layer too, but with some Pekin inheritance like the orange bill and a ginormous appetite.

Thanks, the yellow one has a big appetite. Any ideas how to get them to like me and not be scared is it normal at this age to be so scared

 

[PaulX]

The brown one sounds a bit like that and is noisier than the yellow one and smaller would u believe she’s female and the yellow one is a male?

Being more or less noisy at this age doesn't mean anything. Some ducks just don't talk much (I have one girl like that, never quacks but definitely a girl). You tell sex by the type of voice, not tendency to talk. Let me see if I can find video of juvenile males somewhere...

 

[New duckling mummy]

They look like about 3 weeks old. I'd say they were just a few days old when you got them. What are you feeding?

Being more or less noisy at this age doesn't mean anything. Some ducks just don't talk much (I have one girl like that, never quacks but definitely a girl). You tell sex by the type of voice, not tendency to talk. Let me see if I can find video of juvenile males somewhere...

ah ok thanks, what age will I be able to tell by their quack? I can’t upload a video other wise I would

 

[Gray Farms]

Thanks, the yellow one has a big appetite. Any ideas how to get them to like me and not be scared is it normal at this age to be so scared

Its normal for them to be scared of you. If you were 4 inches tall and this giant creature was moving around overhead speaking in a language you didn't understand...Would you be sacred?