Khaki Campbell Gender Question

[Hoover74]

I am the proud mom of 11 ten week old khaki Campbells. I purchased the ducks straight run and am now regretting my decision not to have the sexed before. I have been reading the posts about gender. I attempted to determine their sex when I first got them but was unsuccessful and afraid of injuring them.
We are building a new coop, and I really would like to determine how many male/females I have. I know that I will need to get rid of some.
Here is what I know so far…
I have some raspy quackers (assumed to be males) and loud quackers (assumed to be females).
I also have some with dark heads, but some of these also have a loud quack.
I also have some with black spots on their wings. Does anyone know what this means?
Any suggestions would be helpful. I am afraid I have way more males than females. I would like to get rid of some of my males before they get too rough with my few females. If anyone wants some drakes and live in Oklahoma, let me know.

 

[Nebraskagirl]

I am in the same boat as you I rescued my first duck which definitely looks like a khaki campbell (99 percent sure it is) and it does not have a dark head, no drake feathers, does quack, but this morning I saw something come out of its butt (many on here think it is a penis) so now I am totally confused, but leaning toward a male, though it looks female. Can you post some pictures so we can help?

 

[newbyduckmom]

I have one Khaki female that I thought based on coloring and quack was a male until she was about 5 months old. Even talked to feed store about getting a sexed female that wasn't. She's definitely female....just a late bloomer with darker coloring and now my loudest quacker in the bunch. They can sometimes be deceptive - until a curled tail feather shows up (or an egg!)

 

[Carcajou]

I purchased straight-run Khaki's a year ago. At about 14 weeks of age the drake feathers (curly feathers on the tail) were developed and the drakes, 8 of 9 of my flock, had darker heads and lighter bodies. The female remained all brown much like they are as they are growing. Got them sexed this year before shipment.

Good luck!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Newby, the two khaki drakes in your avatar are very very pretty!

Hoover, by ten weeks old you should be able to hear QUACKS and whasps (boys) pretty clearly as you pick them up. Between now and end of August you will definetly start seeing a color change starting on them as well.

 

[ducksinarow]

Look at the bean on the end of the bill. If it is black it is a male. The bean on the end of a females bill will be more brownish.

 

[JoyAnna]

Look at the bean on the end of the bill. If it is black it is a male. The bean on the end of a females bill will be more brownish.

If this is "for sure", I am one very unhappy camper. My four khakis are now 15 weeks old and they all have that black bean. This is my first experience with ducks. I wanted just a couple to give me eggs, but since I could only afford straight run ducklings, I ordered four hoping to increase my odds. Here they are at 10 weeks. They are now molting and their new feathers are coming in much lighter, even on the heads.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Totally not accurate, both our ducks and drakes (khakis) have black beans on their bills

drake

ducks the same age

 

[Nebraskagirl]

My rescue Khaki Campbell doesn't have drake feathers and "looks" like a female, except it has a penis...so obviously it must be a boy. I think you might have to wait it out for a while to see. Looks can be deceiving I guess......hopefully you got some girlies in the bunch. They are all beautiful by the way.

 

[JoyAnna]

Thank you CelticOaks and NebraskaGirl. I didn't sleep very well last night. I am completely willing to wait this out, so your comments at least let me enjoy this gang of joy a bit longer. I have purposely not named them knowing that I might not be able to keep all of them. I continue to watch as they grow and change. I just call them 'Ducks', and they come. They are a unit and don't seem to need being individuals. They follow me around wherever I am outside, eat out of my hand, and totally entertain my neighbors who follow our progress. Many times during the day, I say to them, "Oh, please! At least some of you be girls!" Thanks again, for letting me enjoy my hope.