Sexing a Duck

[Eggmachine11]

Many people need help with this,so here is a lil help.

Drakes.
The most common way to tell a drake at a young age is,it's voice.It will become cracky/robot sorta voice.Once the drake meets full maturity,he will gave a different quack from the hens/female ducks.

Another way to tell is,like a rooster gets silkle feathers (Curling tail feathering),drakes have a small curl at the tail.Obviously,they also do not lay eggs.
All opposite with hens.
A hen will have small quackes or even stil her normal peep until maybe three months.Obviously,they lay eggs.And,none have curling.

Hope this helpful!

Drakes male ducks

 

[Amiga]

Good to have a thread title that is clear about the topic. I would like to add that in our flock, we had some female Runners who gave their first little honk (it was not quite a quack) between 3 and 4 weeks old. That was the earliest.

And, yes, the drake feather shows up later so the voice is the first indication.

There is vent-sexing when they are first hatched but that can be dangerous for them if someone does not know what they are doing.

 

[1243]

Are there any duck breeds
that are sex link able at birth

 

[Amiga]

I think there is at least one, oh, I wish I could recall the breed...

 

[1243]

This has nothing to do with the thread......but since I don't know how to make a thread I was wondering what ducks make the best pets

 

[Amiga]

Welcome! Let me direct you toward this thread, where you can read and post and see who else chimes in.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/920502/best-ducks-for-pets

 

[needlessjunk]

Are there any duck breeds
that are sex link able at birth

I want to say welsh harlequins were auto sexing at one time but a lot of that hasn't been kept up with the hatchery breeders. I remember reading about it on here.

 

[needlessjunk]

Here is an excellent thread on sexing and on #24 is goes into auto sexing colors and what not
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/181147/sexing-ducklings-please-check-here-first-d

 

[Eggmachine11]

Thanks for adding that Amiga and needlessjunk.