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Mallard's Quack???

Discussion in 'Ducks' started by tia, Oct 29, 2010.

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  1. Oct 29, 2010 #1
    tia

    tia Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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.
     
  3. Oct 29, 2010 #2
    kangababy

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    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!
     
  5. Oct 29, 2010 #3
    Hattiegun

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    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 ?
     
  7. Oct 30, 2010 #4
    tia

    tia Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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.
     
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  9. Oct 30, 2010 #5
    sandcat

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    My mallards are pretty quiet most of the time but they can get really loud!!
     
  11. Oct 30, 2010 #6
    CityChicker

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    It is highly variable. Some are extremely loud and others are very quiet.
     
  13. Oct 30, 2010 #7
    xxSonja

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    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.
     
  15. Oct 31, 2010 #8
    tia

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    What do the drakes sound like???
     
  17. Oct 31, 2010 #9
    katharinad

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    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.
     
  19. Oct 31, 2010 #10
    tia

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    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.
     
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