ducks or drake

[Just Hatch duck]

hello,
i was wondering can i call a male duck a duck or does it have to be called a drake or can it be called both...... because a have a drake but is it still allowed to be called a male duck or does it have to be called a drake

 

[BelValleyDaisy]

Hello,
You can call it whatever. Technically it is a drake but when I had a male a called him a boy duck

 

[Ducks4us]

Yes real name is a drake. But people will know what you mean if you say boy or male duck
If you say duck, or hen people will assume you talking about a girl duck