Welsh Harlequin Ducklings

Eh- I'd wait out the voice change. I'd say you've got another 2 weeks before you can really try to judge them. The one proto quacking you can pretty safely call a girl. The other two could be late bloomers - but after 6 weeks or so if no proto quack no girl.
For boy watch for a black line appearing around the bill and later The upper tail & coverts being lacey instead of striped. You'll see those things happen long before the curly tail feather.
 

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Mine are about 8 weeks and I’ve been able to tell genders pretty well since 6.5ish weeks. Before they started fully quacking. I have some females that are definitely darker but the best way I could tell the difference between females and males is the bill color. Here’s a pic so you can see what I mean. The two hens on the right… ones darker and ones lighter, if not for the black bill you’d almost think she’s a drake.

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Eh- I'd wait out the voice change. I'd say you've got another 2 weeks before you can really try to judge them. The one proto quacking you can pretty safely call a girl. The other two could be late bloomers - but after 6 weeks or so if no proto quack no girl.
For boy watch for a black line appearing around the bill and later The upper tail & coverts being lacey instead of striped. You'll see those things happen long before the curly tail feather.
I know the first pic is a boy but I'm not sure of the other 2.
 

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