Pekin Duck Club!

[tracyjg]

 

[tracyjg]

 

[MandyJ]

Post pic? You probably have a buff duck. Buffs are pretty and get along fine with pekins so know worries

This is her as a duckling (about 4 weeks old), I will get a picture of her when I can. They are out and about today (following the big ducks)! LOL
She is just a very soft cream color.

 

[BullChick]

Did you get her from TSC?

 

[tracyjg]

 

[msquill]

I think "Daisy" might actually be "Donald." Does this look like s/he is developing drake feathers to you? I've had Daisy/Donald for about a month. I bought her/him from TSC as a tiny duckling, just about 4 weeks ago as a tiny duckling, so I'm not exactly sure how old s/he is.

What do you guys think? Duck or Drake, or still too early to tell? These pictures were taken about 5 minutes ago.

Edited to add: "Daisy" is very talkative - s/he pretty much talks constantly. S/he even answers when I talk to her, and we carry on back and forth conversations sometimes. It's really cute. I've read that most male ducks don't make a lot of noise. But, Daisy/Donald also doesn't "quack." She/He sounds more like a goose than a duck. We have a Rouen duck about the same age (purchased same place/time) we know that duck is a female because of feather color and patterns. That duck (her name is Daffy) is very quiet. She almost never talks.

So.. what do ya'll think? Is my Pekin a Daisy or a Donald?

Thanks!

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[WackyQuacky]

I just love my Duckies

 

[MandyJ]

I think "Daisy" might actually be "Donald." Does this look like s/he is developing drake feathers to you? I've had Daisy/Donald for about a month. I bought her/him from TSC as a tiny duckling, just about 4 weeks ago as a tiny duckling, so I'm not exactly sure how old s/he is.

What do you guys think? Duck or Drake, or still too early to tell? These pictures were taken about 5 minutes ago.

Edited to add: "Daisy" is very talkative - s/he pretty much talks constantly. S/he even answers when I talk to her, and we carry on back and forth conversations sometimes. It's really cute. I've read that most male ducks don't make a lot of noise. But, Daisy/Donald also doesn't "quack." She/He sounds more like a goose than a duck. We have a Rouen duck about the same age (purchased same place/time) we know that duck is a female because of feather color and patterns. That duck (her name is Daffy) is very quiet. She almost never talks.

So.. what do ya'll think? Is my Pekin a Daisy or a Donald?

Thanks!

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Sorry, I couldn't get any of the pictures to come up. I would say listen to her/him. A hen has a definite quack. My ducklings are about 6 weeks old, I could tell by 4 weeks that they were all hens. They were very, very noisy! I have never had a drake (fortunately), I understand they make a hiss rather than a quack. They are always making noise, even when they are just walking around and foraging, they are talking amongst themselves or whoever happens to be in their vicinity! LOL

Good luck! I know this is a burning question. I wanted to know asap whether I had male or female. I have heard so many horror stories of the breeding process that I knew I didn't want a drake. I purchased all of mine from a hatchery, they were sexed, but there was still a chance that I had a male lurking in the background. But alas...they are all girls! Yea!!

 

[MandyJ]

Did you get her from TSC?

Are you asking about the "cream colored pekin"? If so, no I purchased her from Ideal hatchery in Cameron, TX. I tried to get pictures of her now but you really can't see the cream color. In the pictures she just looks white.

 

[stowle72511]

Look at your ducks eyes. If they are brown, they are buffs. If they are black, they are pekins

So...what if they have light colored eyes then what are they? Mine are supposed to be Pekins but they are getting tan adult feathers so I'm thinking maybe they are buffs.