Mallard's Quack???

[tia]

Do Mallard's have a loud quack or a very quiet one. My jet doesn't make much noise and I was wondering if something is wrong or if Mallards are very quiet. I thought Jet was a girl, but am not sure now. She is starting to molt, so we will see what her true colors are pretty soon.

 

[kangababy]

They are loud.. Well at least from my experience but we have always had alot around. And the hens seem to be always noisy! They are also very descrutive. I raised only 5-6 this year and put them in with my wood ducks.manadirns ect thinking they will be okay till they get their flight feathers.. needless to say they ate all teh grasses I had planted in our little pen tand then they started picking on my other ducks.. They made their way to the pond quickly!

 

[Hattiegun]

How old is Jet ? I have 2 call girls and One has been VERY loud since about 2 months... The other is very quiet almost like one of my drakes but with a higher pitch... in the last month or so she has becomes more vocal.. they are 7 months... does Jet have a curl in the tail ?

 

[tia]

I got Jet July 8th and figure she was about a week old then, so the must be around 4 months old. You can barely hear any noise coming from her. It is not a quack at all... more like a quiet mumble.

 

[sandcat]

My mallards are pretty quiet most of the time but they can get really loud!!

 

[CityChicker]

It is highly variable. Some are extremely loud and others are very quiet.

 

[xxSonja]

My girls let out some super loud 'whak whak whaks!' but usually only when they want something or are peeved about something lol otherwise pretty quite.

 

[tia]

What do the drakes sound like???

 

[katharinad]

Like someone with a sore throat, and they cannot get louder then you talking to someone else. Girls are way louder they sound like they are screaming at the level of a dog barking. Really loud.

 

[tia]

Then Jet is a drake. He sounds like he has a cold. He is just starting to molt... so Maybe he will get boy colors here soon. That is kind of exciting.