Pekin Duck Club!

[stephsgirls]

Aw, they are just so cute! poor EE's! lol I have half with a lighter bill and half with a darker bill... only one turned out to be a drake, what noises do they make? they should be sex able by voice.

 

[stephsgirls]

Thank you! They quack and sound the same, Puddles with the darker beak is quieter than Marley. So I can't tell yet

 

[Going Quackers]

The drake is a very raspy undertone almost like he's lost his voice, ducks(females) are VERY genuine quack, just like you'd think a duck should sound.

 

[ladyarabella]

My pekin doesn't sound raspy but has a curled tail feather
We lov him but now hav two drakes in with our six chooks
Is it cruel to keep them with no girlfriends

 

[BackYard Sheena]

My pekin doesn't sound raspy but has a curled tail feather
We lov him but now hav two drakes in with our six chooks
Is it cruel to keep them with no girlfriends

does your pekin sound anything like this??? I thought mine was a boy because my other pekin began to QUACK very early around 2 weeks old. But my ducks are about 8 weeks now and the mallard finally had it's voice change with the raspy sound that is described with males. So now I honesty don't know what my pekin is. Sometimes I feel like I see a slight curl starting (even have a picture and someone on this forum said it looked like the beginnings of a drake feather) other times it will be gone..... and it is the loudest out of the 3. It always does this sound when it sees me. The one that quacked early was named Daisy and I have been waiting to know if my second would be Donald or Lily lol

 

[StephMagee]

LOL! that's the problem with white ducks the dirt shows.. real bad, at least they are stain proof..

They decided to dig a mud hole that day!

 

[nate1the1great1]

That sounded like a female

 

[waynec1955]

My pekin doesn't sound raspy but has a curled tail feather
We lov him but now hav two drakes in with our six chooks
Is it cruel to keep them with no girlfriends

I kept four Drakes without any females for several months. They will be fine together. When I got five females I had to get rid of two of my drakes to protect the females.

 

[Onlyducks]

I have what appear to be four drakes and one female. They're Pekins and close to 10 weeks old. I also have 5 muscovy females and one male which are housed separately. I was thinking that as the Pekins get older, two of the drakes will have to go, since a 4 to 1 ratio is not going work. Is that correct?

 

[wildsam]

I have what appear to be four drakes and one female.  They're Pekins and close to 10 weeks old.  I also have 5 muscovy females and one male which are housed separately.  I was thinking that as the Pekins get older, two of the drakes will have to go, since a 4 to 1 ratio is not going work.  Is that correct?  

Yes. As for the regular duck breeds you should have 2-5 females per drake. Even 2 drakes for one female will be too much for her. Plus, the drakes will most likely fight a lot during mating season too. Better to keep it one on one if you don't wanna get any more Pekin females.