SWEDISH Duck Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iloveduckies]

SWEDES ARE AWSOME

 

[WVduckchick]

My little Swedish army!

 

[FineFeathered]

I have three 10 week old Blue Swedish Ducks and cannot figure out the sex of them. They seem to be in the middle of a quack & rasp, no one has a curly tail and all are starting to get green irredecent feathers on their heads. They are all pretty talkative. We thought for sure one was a female . . . has always been very loud. Now that she/he is develping a few green feathers I'm wondering what I have!!

Thank you for any help you can give. I hear it is not good to have 2 drakes & a hen, so we are trying to figure things out a head of time so that we can find a good home for one.

 

[LaPoulet]

I have three 10 week old Blue Swedish Ducks and cannot figure out the sex of them. They seem to be in the middle of a quack & rasp, no one has a curly tail and all are starting to get green irredecent feathers on their heads. They are all pretty talkative. We thought for sure one was a female . . . has always been very loud. Now that she/he is develping a few green feathers I'm wondering what I have!!

Thank you for any help you can give. I hear it is not good to have 2 drakes & a hen, so we are trying to figure things out a head of time so that we can find a good home for one.

The earliest sign is the loud female. Males are quiet. when you pick them up you can tell. I have seen females withgreen in them so I can't tell by that. The males generally get their curly tail around 3 months.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

I have three 10 week old Blue Swedish Ducks and cannot figure out the sex of them. They seem to be in the middle of a quack & rasp, no one has a curly tail and all are starting to get green irredecent feathers on their heads. They are all pretty talkative. We thought for sure one was a female . . . has always been very loud. Now that she/he is develping a few green feathers I'm wondering what I have!!

Thank you for any help you can give. I hear it is not good to have 2 drakes & a hen, so we are trying to figure things out a head of time so that we can find a good home for one.

My blue swedish male doesn't have green at all. The earliest method is voice sexing. It's very clear who are boys and girls once their voices start changing. I was also worried about having 2 males and a female. I was told I could just seperate them during mating season. I plan on doing that.

 

[FineFeathered]

Thank you for commenting on the green. I wasn't expecting green in any of them. I'm very good at spotting roosters early on but ducks are tricky . . . at least these are for me. I thought the quack would be easy but after listening to the voicing clip, my 3 sounded like the males . . .but louder and 2 out of 3 are very chatty. Since I only have 3 ducks I have nothing else to compare too. They are now 11 weeks, so getting closer to the curly feather.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Thank you for commenting on the green. I wasn't expecting green in any of them. I'm very good at spotting roosters early on but ducks are tricky . . . at least these are for me. I thought the quack would be easy but after listening to the voicing clip, my 3 sounded like the males . . .but louder and 2 out of 3 are very chatty. Since I only have 3 ducks I have nothing else to compare too. They are now 11 weeks, so getting closer to the curly feather.

Sounds like you may have all boys. bot a bad thing. As long as there are no females they will all get along. I had trouble in the beginning as well but as soon as my hen started quacking I could tell the difference. That's why I think yours are all boys. If there were a girl you would know it for sure lol..

 

[iloveduckies]

I have six black swedes and three new babies were born this morning of wich all three are females

 

[LaPoulet]

I have six black swedes and three new babies were born this morning of wich all three are females

Congratulations! Love them babies!

 

[iloveduckies]

Thanks i'd post a pic but since I'm new i haven't found out how yet :/