New duck

[MamaLynn23]

We were gifted a young duck who is a Pekin mix. The previous owner was a high school senior who has now graduated. The duck, who she named Cheese, was a school project in which she had to raise the duck from hatchling to 10 weeks. I think the duck is female but being just 10 weeks I hesitate to be definitive. We had 2 ducks we thought were female but ended up being drakes. What do y’all think?

 

[Thunder344]

I got no idea. I personally don't raise ducks.

 

[Thunder344]

I got no idea. I personally don't raise ducks.

Im going to go with a female.

 

[Callender Girl]

Cheese is a cutie. I don't see "drake feathers," so at this point, I would go with female.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Could you post a video of it's voice? (To post a video, upload it to Youtube, Vimeo, or other similar video platforms, and then copy/paste the link here.)

 

[MamaLynn23]

Could you post a video of it's voice? (To post a video, upload it to Youtube, Vimeo, or other similar video platforms, and then copy/paste the link here.)

I don’t have an account on any of those… would it work from Facebook?

 

[DucksAreBest]

I don’t have an account on any of those… would it work from Facebook?

Yes

 

[JedJackson]

I think 10 weeks is too early, especially for a mix. But you could try a post in the duck forum, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/ Those folks would know best how to help.

 

[DucksAreBest]

I think 10 weeks is too early, especially for a mix. But you could try a post in the duck forum, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/ Those folks would know best how to help.

At 10 weeks, she is old enough to tell the gender.

 

[JedJackson]

At 10 weeks, she is old enough to tell the gender.

I'll take your word for it. I raised ducks long ago but could never tell what sex they were until they were much older.