I Tried Vent Sexing my Babies

[SundownWaterfowl]

I dont vent sex my goslings until they are about 3-4 weeks old. I dont even bother to vent sex my call ducklings, as they are very very fragile, and I feel like I would break them. lol

 

[Omniskies]

I won't vent sex bantam ducks for the first few weeks and like to wait at least a week before vent sexing anything else. Calls, Indies, etc, are just too tiny to take a chance. Once they start to feather out I'll vent sex them to save the extra few weeks. The sooner I know how many I'll be selling the better. That lets me know whether I need to buy/set more eggs or not

 

[ShadyGlade]

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Not to rain on your parade but the white ring might not make Elvis a boy. This year will be my fifth generation of project ducks where the females have the ring the males have no ring. Seven years ago two of the duckings that I raised had nice white rings from first feathering. I was surprised when they ended up hens and decided I liked the look. Right now in a pen I have eighteen hens with very nice white neck rings, most were visible at hatch, and there are four drakes with nice vivid green heads & no white rings.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

You probley read my post on vent sexing.
They are not as fragile as made out here!
I have done if for going on 26 years now. They also are not always just 1 color. They come in white, clear, black, pink, red, ect, it is all breed dependant, obviously the clears are the hardest to see.
If they are over 4 weeks, you will be able to tell relatively easily.
There will either be a little worm poking out, or nothing.
I have never heard or seen this process causing any form of internal or reproductive damage either. Just use a little common sense and dont mash the little guy to death.
I would keep trying, because of this, it is a handy trade to know if you are going to be keeping or especially selling waterfowl.
Some times we cant wait for color or voice and with some of the wild stains I use to keep, those tell you nothing anyway, case in point all types of geese except domestics, whistleing treeducks, and many teal are 100 % identical. I know we are talking domestics here, but these are the reasons for know how to vent sex and why it is a good idea to know the trade.
Keep trying.
And yes, it is possible for 6 ducks to be all female, happens all the time.
Good luck,
Aubrey

 

[Lolliegee]

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Hi Shadyglade, no offense, but I hope you're wrong. I really hope he is a boy. I'm curious, are you intentionally breeding them, to get the females with the white ring? I'm kinda looking forward to the traditional markings myself.

 

[BantyHugger]

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Lol i tried vent sexing last years ducklings and all 10 came out male.

I have no idea how to do it correctly. *shrugs*

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I put up thorough instuctions on it, but for the life of me I cant remember which thread it was under? LOL getting senile!
I could post them again here if yall would like.
Once you get the hang of it, there's nothing to it, and in most cases, it is not messy at all. I have never been pooped on in 26 years of doing it.
Aubrey

 

[Lolliegee]

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I'm sure it was your original instructions that I read. I probably will do it again, just to confirm, when they're a little bit older. Especially now that the white ring around the neck doesn't seem to be a guarantee. I always believe in knowing as much as possible when you care for animals. Thanks for your encouragement.

 

[ShadyGlade]

Yes I am intentionally breeding them. I like the looks of the males with no white ring. I am also breeding out the claret breast color so they are mostly grey with a green head and a black tail. Ideally the females will have the white ring at hatch and I'll be able to sex them that way. My first year with ducks I had eight males and two females.

When the two with the rings as juveniles ended up being hens that gave me the idea for a sex link at hatch breeding project. I don't know if it can be done but it's been fun trying.

 

[Lolliegee]

That's interesting. I don't know if I would have thought to try and breed them to be sex link myself. I hope you succeed in your endeavor.