My first duck hatched.....UGLY

[weimarmama]

I think he/she's adorable. Just wait til it dries out completely & it'll look much better

You can also do quack sexing. Females are louder & make the typical quacking noise that you expect from a duck. Males are much quieter & as adults make a sort of raspy, sore throat sounding noise.
Great thread about sexing them: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=181147

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

Aww its cute!! I want Call Ducks... but I cant find any

 

[Lacrystol]

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LOL!! Have you hatched chicks? Just curious!

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Yes, that is all I have hatched out was Silkie Chickens and see Chickens aren't ugly. LOL Take a look at my Lucy all wet:

 

[Lacrystol]

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HA HA HA HA H OMG LOOK AT THAT FACE. HA HA HA HA, OK not so ugly when dried off. HA HA HA.... But definitely ugly all wet...

 

[Lacrystol]

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Well the neighbors brung these eggs to me because the mommy was sitting on 18 and something was eating them. They brought 7 to me that was left, 3 out of the 7 were nasty. Rotten big time, so I have the 4 that I threw in the incubator. From what they tell me the Father looks like a pequin, he's all black but has a white chest. The mommy looks like a mallard but has white on the tips of her wings..

 

[Lacrystol]

Well it's been 7 hours and he isn't getting any better. I think he invented the Phrase "Ugly Duckling".. LOL

 

[nickie]

That is not a pekin, they are the cute yellow babies, I don't know what that one is.

 

[Lacrystol]

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I couldn't tell you what he is because the neighbors brought him to me, but man each hour it seems he's getting uglier and uglier.. Poor little Fellow, He'll never get a girlfriend or boyfriend at this rate....

 

[cottagechick]

OMG! ?His beak is 3x the size of his body...

 

[Chick1043]

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LOL!! Have you hatched chicks? Just curious!

Before-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94826_p1100701.jpg

After-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94826_p1100713.jpg

Yes, that is all I have hatched out was Silkie Chickens and see Chickens aren't ugly. LOL Take a look at my Lucy all wet:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/34179_3182011_602.jpg

Aaaw!! So cute!! I think ducks are adorable, too! Why do you think they are ugly? If you don't mind me asking.