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Ducklings do grow very fast. My blue Swedish hen was quite shy as a baby too, but she turned out to be one of the friendliest of them all, her name is Rowena. I have one Cayuga hen, named Pansy, and she is so laid back and tame.
 
So I have 4 ducklings that are about 10 weeks old (this Friday since I have had them). We bought them the 1st day they came in so I am going to assume they were only a day or two old. They have all their feathers and are starting the molting process now but they still aren't quacking. *sigh* They are trying, but it sounds like teenage boys going through puberty.

I was wondering if anyone could possible guess at what sex these guys may be. I think 1 of the black ones is a drake and the other is a female and the two fawns are girls. Here are some pictures.

First black runner I think is the drake (file 1451).
Second black runner I think is the female (file 1452).
Third picture is the two fawns, which I think are both females (file 154).
Last picture is of the 5 of them (file 1450). The all white we know is a female. She is an adult and quacks!
 

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Table4Six said:
Ducklings do grow very fast. My blue Swedish hen was quite shy as a baby too, but she turned out to be one of the friendliest of them all, her name is Rowena. I have one Cayuga hen, named Pansy, and she is so laid back and tame.
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Yes they do grow fast...my Cayugas just grew faster than my others. I hope my swedes turn out friendly too. I've heard they are great! And chatty :)
 
JinxieKat said:
So I have a few more weeks before I really know what sexes I have. lol

Thank you for the information. This is my 1st time owning any fowl. Love having them.
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Yes, they are great! You can tell by about 6 to 8 weeks by their voices. Do you have runners? If so the boys will be much quieter raspy whispery and girls are loud typical quacks. If you have 2 different sexes it's obvious who's who by quack. If you post a video of them making noises we can tell you which is which if you're unsure. If not, I can get you a video tomorrow of my boys chatting and my girls quacking so you can compare.
 
Tlmcq said:
Yes they do grow fast...my Cayugas just grew faster than my others. I hope my swedes turn out friendly too. I've heard they are great! And chatty :)
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My blue and black swede hens are extremely chatty! Every time they see me approach the pen, they starting quacking loudly.
 
My trap finally caught something, definitely not a fox. After I opened up the trap he refused to leave, must of really liked the cat food I used as bait. After a bit of prodding I finally got Mr. Possum out and on his way. I've reinforced all the fence so I don't think I need bother with the trap any longer.
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