Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[QuackerJackFarms]

QJ, I dunno.... brother/sister breeding pairs sounds pretty inbred to me.

I am thinking Squeak is a girl more and more too. She really has more volume than the other two boys, has no whistle quality, and keeps reminding me of a muted honk or fog horn. Either way, he/she is a keeper!!

Here read this.. and then ask Celtic since she breeds for realz.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/409262/is-it-ok-for-ducks-to-mate-with-brothers-and-sisters

Agree with the no whistle quality. What do you think about my deal I posted about the high pitched squeak?

 

[JulieNKC]

I found my 3rd quail! Saw something brown in the neighbor's yard and walked closer, it was her. Caught her no problem, so all are now back home safe and sound. Wish they were always this easy, I'd let the little buggers out on purpose every now and then if I thought I could catch them again. I think I'm going to make a little quail tractor for them.

 

[Iain Utah]

I read the thread... and am still concerned about not getting my 2nd set from unrelated stock.

How old are your ducks with the high pitched squeak? Although I honestly have no idea how to properly voice sex unless it has a true quack or a lispy whistling whisper sound.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I read the thread... and am still concerned about not getting my 2nd set from unrelated stock.

How old are your ducks with the high pitched squeak? Although I honestly have no idea how to properly voice sex unless it has a true quack or a lispy whistling whisper sound.

They are almost 5 weeks. I'm going to have to learn how to vent sex on these ducks that are due Monday. I need to know! lol. I'm not afraid to do it, it just upsets them so much, and they get wiggly.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I found my 3rd quail! Saw something brown in the neighbor's yard and walked closer, it was her. Caught her no problem, so all are now back home safe and sound. Wish they were always this easy, I'd let the little buggers out on purpose every now and then if I thought I could catch them again. I think I'm going to make a little quail tractor for them.

That's awesome!!

 

[Iain Utah]

That is the age of my anconas. At that age, I know I have one girl, one boy. Then, I'm 90% sure that my 3rd one is a boy and NO CLUE about the 4th one.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

That is the age of my anconas. At that age, I know I have one girl, one boy. Then, I'm 90% sure that my 3rd one is a boy and NO CLUE about the 4th one.

This sucks. I KNOW for almost sure that one is a boy. It just sounded totally raspy. The others all had that high pitched squeak. I'll probably mark the boy and check everyday when I let them out for the others to change. Usually I would just wait.. but I want to sell a few of these and don't want all drakes.

 

[JulieNKC]

This sucks. I KNOW for almost sure that one is a boy. It just sounded totally raspy. The others all had that high pitched squeak. I'll probably mark the boy and check everyday when I let them out for the others to change. Usually I would just wait.. but I want to sell a few of these and don't want all drakes.

My calls are still mostly squeakers. One quacks, one sometimes quacks but mostly squeaks, one squeaks but is raspy and has a drake feather, the other 2 just squeak. It's frustrating, and I can't vent sex them this old, I'm afraid I'll hurt them trying to push something out that isn't there. All future hatchlings are getting vent sexed and marked. Thought since all my other ducks have quacked clearly by a few weeks this wouldn't be a problem.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

My calls are still mostly squeakers. One quacks, one sometimes quacks but mostly squeaks, one squeaks but is raspy and has a drake feather, the other 2 just squeak. It's frustrating, and I can't vent sex them this old, I'm afraid I'll hurt them trying to push something out that isn't there. All future hatchlings are getting vent sexed and marked. Thought since all my other ducks have quacked clearly by a few weeks this wouldn't be a problem.

Same here on the vent sexing and marking. Before I didn't really care, but now that I want to sell some I want to know.. So I'm going to figure it out with this next hatch.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Oh I forgot to tell you Utah. We were talking about drake feathers.. I just notice TODAY that little Eddie has one. I swear it was overnight. So I think he's about... 4 months or so old.

Of course that does me no good because he already has a green head. LOL.