I have a Mallard, may be a Mallard and Pekin mix, that looks physically like a female except for a darker patch of green/black feathering on the very top of it's head. This duck has the raspy quack of a male. The body feathers are the browns of a female. The other drakes, that were hatched a month after this one, already have their wedding colors. They're about 5-6 months old now.
Does anyone anyone know what or why this is? He has a female friend and they always hang out together, although I have never seen them mating. He's a tough little nut too. There have been a couple of times when the other drakes have tried to 'mate' with him and he doesn't put up with it at all. It's funny...the geese allow this little guy into their room and also let him hang with them in the pen. Not so much with the other ducks, they, the geese, usually keep themselves segregated pretty well and will not allow any of the other ducks with them.
He's happy and healthy, no problems there, it's just a head shaker as to why his coloring is so off from what it should be. [I'll be getting some pictures of him this morning and will post them today.] Anyone have any ideas as to what this is?
Does anyone anyone know what or why this is? He has a female friend and they always hang out together, although I have never seen them mating. He's a tough little nut too. There have been a couple of times when the other drakes have tried to 'mate' with him and he doesn't put up with it at all. It's funny...the geese allow this little guy into their room and also let him hang with them in the pen. Not so much with the other ducks, they, the geese, usually keep themselves segregated pretty well and will not allow any of the other ducks with them.
He's happy and healthy, no problems there, it's just a head shaker as to why his coloring is so off from what it should be. [I'll be getting some pictures of him this morning and will post them today.] Anyone have any ideas as to what this is?