Sexing 20 week old ducks

[LindseySeyMorris]

Good Morning,

I thought I had two ducks but recently one is starting to look different than the other and I’m thinking i might have a Jake. They are 20 week old khaki campbells. Could someone please help me sex these two ducks or is it too early to tell?

 

[Stella1027]

They seem the same... could you tell if they quack when you grab them?

 

[HappyDuckie]

A male duck is a drake, not a jake. When they talk, do they quack or make a sort of rasping noise?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Good Morning,

I thought I had two ducks but recently one is starting to look different than the other and I’m thinking i might have a Jake. They are 20 week old khaki campbells. Could someone please help me sex these two ducks or is it too early to tell?

Hi there and welcome to BYC!

Make ducks will get a curly tail feather that females don't.. As well, their voice becomes very raspy like a loud whisper.. female duck retain a loud clear quack, whack , whack.. These statements are not true for Muscovy, which your's clearly are not.

I can accurately remember the age these changes too place.. but the voice change was way sooner than your stated age..

From Google for example khaki Campbell pair...

Yours both still appear female as far as I can tell!

This link has good info including sound bites..
http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm