Is this the start of a drake curl?

[DuckyVeit]

I let my ducks out of their house this morning and noticed my Pekin's tail has a bit more curve to it than I am comfortable with. I never wanted unexpected babies so I'm concerned. Somebody please tell me this is not the beginning of a drake curl lol.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I let my ducks out of their house this morning and noticed my Pekin's tail has a bit more curve to it than I am comfortable with. I never wanted unexpected babies so I'm concerned. Somebody please tell me this is not the beginning of a drake curl lol.

Looks like one!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

How old? It's does look like it.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Regretfully (and i am NO expert, having just my first flock of eight - now 7 - pekins, that looks a lot like the tail feathers on five - now 4 - of mine before they revealed themselves as drakes ). The last was a casualty to avian predation.

The curling feather coincided *roughly* with the occasional change in vocal calls of my females to a more respectable "quack", but their use of it was very uneven for many weeks. The boys never did it, however - so if he's loudly quacking in a way substantially and significantly different from the prior vocalizations when you chase him, you can rest a bit easier. If not...

 

[DuckyVeit]

Is the voice changing Drakes whisper . Hens quack louder . That does look like The start of a curl form what I can see in the photo. How old are they?

About 5 weeks. She (he?) still does the duckling peep, but I feel like it has been a bit on the raspy side recently.

 

[DuckyVeit]

I also noticed that my Black Swedish/Shetland (I've honestly been struggling to tell what breed she/he is) has a green spot on the head. I'm super concerned that I've ended up with two drakes and a duck, especially since my Rouen is my favorite and I would be devastated if she was killed by overbreeding.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

About 5 weeks. She (he?) still does the duckling peep, but I feel like it has been a bit on the raspy side recently.

So, did the rasp break out in a 'quack' or more of a 'rasp'?

 

[DuckyVeit]

So, did the rasp break out in a 'quack' or more of a 'rasp'?

I think they're mostly still just peeping. I'll try to get a video later to see if you guys can tell.

 

[ibarbidahl]

Oh. Wow. That's young for that much green. I'm sorry to say it looks like you've got boys there - at least for the brown one.

 

[DuckyVeit]

So, did the rasp break out in a 'quack' or more of a 'rasp'?

Here we go!