First time duck owner!

[Thebaconator]

Hi, hopefully you guys can help me out some because I just got two ducks today. So, that’s pretty much it.

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Hi, hopefully you guys can help me out some because I just got two ducks today. So, that’s pretty much it.

Welcome! Happy you're here!
What are your questions?

 

[Kiki]

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[Soon2BChixMom]

We have a duck forum too! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/
What breed of ducks did you get?

 

[Thebaconator]

Welcome! Happy you're here!
What are your questions?

I’ve already had most of my questions about food, bedding, etc. answered but I’ve got a few more general questions. When and how can you tell the gender of a duck?

We have a duck forum too! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/
What breed of ducks did you get?

I made a post about the age of my ducks there. I have two 8 week old Pekin ducks!

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Thanks!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I’ve already had most of my questions about food, bedding, etc. answered but I’ve got a few more general questions. When and how can you tell the gender of a duck?


I made a post about the age of my ducks there. I have two 8 week old Pekin ducks!


Thanks!

Yeah, I am on that thread now. Your pekins are much younger than 8 weeks.

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Usually duck gender is determined by noise. Males tend to have a raspier sound. Also with males you will see a curled drake feather. This can appear as early as 6 weeks upwards.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Glad to have you here with us!

 

[Thebaconator]

@lclark
Thank you, mine are around 2-3 weeks old right now. I got them from a Craigslist person so no one knows exactly how old they are.

@007Sean
Thanks, and nice to meet you!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. It seems you are navigating your way around BYC very already, which is great. Please make yourself at home here with us.