Pekin Ducks

[Pekinlover90]

Precious white burbs.

LOL What?

 

[Julie Birb]

LOL What?

I call birds burbs.

 

[llombardo]

My pekin was quacking pretty early, now she is never quiet..lol

 

[Pekinlover90]

Haha well I hope I didn't get two males, that would be the pits. Okay here is another question. I have them in a huge chicken-wire pen with a net over the top (nothing can get them). They have been outside for a couple weeks now and I just worry about them getting too cold. like they don't seem to go inside their house at night. I mean its not a huge deal as far as predators go but its still cold like low to mid 20's at night and they insist on staying outside! I would assume that they are smart enough to go in if they get too cold. I know that they go inside at some point as they have been eating their food. do I just keep letting them do their thing? we are gone on the weekends a lot so I don't have the ability to herd them into their duck house every night.

 

[CayugaJana]

Yes they will go in when they are cold. Pekins get hot very easy. So weather being cool is probably a good thing.

 

[CayugaJana]

Also their drake feathers won’t come in for a few more months. The feathers in your pictures are their adult feathers coming in. They all look flimsy and curly at first. But it isn’t the same as a drake feather. You should be able to tell by now what they are. If they are still peeping, they are most likely males.

 

[Pekinlover90]

Yes they will go in when they are cold. Pekins get hot very easy. So weather being cool is probably a good thing.

Thank you! I have been so worried since they aren't even fully feathered yet! (5-6 Weeks) our winters here are crazy cold and snowy so wanted to make sure I didn't need to worry! It snowed here two days ago and they were out in their yard napping in it lol.

 

[Pekinlover90]

Also their drake feathers won’t come in for a few more months. The feathers in your pictures are their adult feathers coming in. They all look flimsy and curly at first. But it isn’t the same as a drake feather. You should be able to tell by now what they are. If they are still peeping, they are most likely males.

well nobody is quacking yet.

 

[CayugaJana]

Here are two of mine. Left is male, right is a female. The females talk a lot more lol!

 

[Pekinlover90]

mine at 5-6 weeks are still making that same peeping sound