Show off your Mallards!

[TattoedChickenLady]

Malone the Mallard was found this week playing in high traffic by one of our groomers. No family to be found so he will most likely grow up thinking it’s a chicken now.

 

[Lil Drake40]

How precious

 

[elmoflim]

Hi, here are a couple pics of my 8 week old mallards & i'm having trouble figuring out the sex, I think I have 2 males & 2 females. Can somebody give me their opinion. Thanks View attachment 1391301 View attachment 1391303

I did the quacking test and picked them up one by one and my girls quacked and the boys either made a low noise or didn’t make any noise

 

[elmoflim]

How old do drakes start to mate with the girls? I have 6 drakes and 7 hens(one runner Drake I’m not sure about)

 

[Lil Drake40]

That’s way too many drakes to females. The best ratio is at least 3 females to 1 drake.if domestic Malards are like their wild counter parts they won’t mate till next spring if hatched this year pretty sure

 

[elmoflim]

That’s way too many drakes to females. The best ratio is at least 3 females to 1 drake.if domestic Malards are like their wild counter parts they won’t mate till next spring if hatched this year pretty sure

I’m trying to find the drakes homes and just keep 1 mallard drake and both runner drakes(they’ve paired up with their girls)