Male or female?

[moms2bizzy]

How do I tell if my 6 week-old Mallard ducklings are male or female?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How do I tell if my 6 week-old Mallard ducklings are male or female?

Females quack loud and drakes are kinda raspy in their quack, right now that's probably the only way you can tell till they are a little older and you start seeing the green head of the drake and the curled drake feather. and

 

[seashoreduck]

I got a curled tail feather in one of my 4 mallards...they are nearing the end of 7 weeks old, drake feather was questionable until 4 weeks and is now pronounced. No green yet, however. They also are kinda chirpy rather than quacky. (maybe from being around chickens when they were young???)

 

[Speceider]

You can look at the tertial coverts...if white edged, a hen, if no white, a drake.

Clint

 

[granny05]

yes i heard about the quack differances. but at what age will the tail feather curl up? i know its not the full tail feather,,,the top feather. we have pekins 10 weeks old, and cambells only 6 weeks. when can i tell?