Mallard or Ruen???

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Yeah, I’m still seeing hens.

 

[416bigbore]

i mean the color coming in near his beak, and his grey chest. hens do not get that. i did have a girl with a greenish head when she was young, but that looked different from this.

oh btw do you have rouens or mallards? the drake in your profile pic is super cute!

Thank you we have both. We started our little flock this spring with two wild Mallard hens from a private breeder. Then four weeks into it we added a batch of ten more, Rouen/Pekin/Mallard mix. They are turning into a very colorful bunch of ducks.

Big D in my avatar is 17 weeks old and starting to get if green head feathers. Here is a pic of his father.

 

[Lilchknmomma]

Im still confused in my opinion his quacks lean more towards the "quack..quack" but is like "whhaa...whaaa" kind of sound lol here are a few more pics If it helps I wish i could upload a video

 

[Lilchknmomma]

Hello and Welcome to BYC ! Baby Howard is a she, your not the first to have trouble with identifying sex. Is she noisy? As for a Rouen or Mallard ? I still have trouble with that one myself ! Nice looking duck!

Noisy..kind of I say he stomps around with a quack here and there sometimes more than others

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Im still confused in my opinion his quacks lean more towards the "quack..quack" but is like "whhaa...whaaa" kind of sound lol here are a few more pics If it helps I wish i could upload a video View attachment 2288704View attachment 2288705View attachment 2288706View attachment 2288707View attachment 2288708

how old is he? i REALLY think that’s a drake

 

[Jenwisp]

If he quacks AT ALL instead of croaking, then he is a SHE. hehehe only the ladies quack. The men sort of wheeze.

 

[Lilchknmomma]

how old is he? i REALLY think that’s a drake

7 weeks today. And supposedly only 3days or so old when i got him

 

[Lilchknmomma]

So im thinking Howards name can stay Howard lol heres a visual/update. His heads getting a nice green color in speckled around his eyes and Bill. And is getting nice white and grey feathers in on his body...What do u guys think??

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Drake