Help! I have one male and one female duckling!

[Elena symon]

So I recently bought two ducklings, hoping both were females so we could eat their eggs. But, I just found out that one is male and one is female. Should I return the male? I read only that you shouldn’t have a 1:1 ratio when it comes to male vs female ducks. Help!!!

 

[Pyxis]

Sometimes a pair is fine. I've had good luck and bad luck with pairs. Often the bantam breeds do well as pairs. But LF pairs can work as well. I had a pair that was a WH drake and a pekin hen for a year or so without any issues.

If the place where you got them from will let you exchange, though, it might be best to swap the male for a female in order to avoid issues. I assume these guys are old enough now that you were able to sex them by voice?

 

[Elena symon]

No they are

Sometimes a pair is fine. I've had good luck and bad luck with pairs. Often the bantam breeds do well as pairs. But LF pairs can work as well. I had a pair that was a WH drake and a pekin hen for a year or so without any issues.

If the place where you got them from will let you exchange, though, it might be best to swap the male for a female in order to avoid issues. I assume these guys are old enough now that you were able to sex them by voice?

No they are currently less than a month old but I wanted to know if it was okay to have a 1:1 ratio. One of my ducks is MUCH larger and acts a lot more like a male

 

[Elena symon]

Sometimes a pair is fine. I've had good luck and bad luck with pairs. Often the bantam breeds do well as pairs. But LF pairs can work as well. I had a pair that was a WH drake and a pekin hen for a year or so without any issues.

If the place where you got them from will let you exchange, though, it might be best to swap the male for a female in order to avoid issues. I assume these guys are old enough now that you were able to sex them by voice?

They are both pekin ducks. Any experience with those? I’ve grown pretty attached to the ducks so I didn’t want to have to return or switch either of them but if I have to then I will

 

[Pyxis]

They are both pekin ducks. Any experience with those? I’ve grown pretty attached to the ducks so I didn’t want to have to return or switch either of them but if I have to then I will

I have pekins. Usually males and females are the same size as they grow until they get older. You might just have a fast grower or a slow grower. I would wait, because in about two weeks you'll be able to tell if they're females or not for sure.