Welsh Harlequin newbie!

[scooter2426]

I 'adopted' a 3 week old welsh who is now 7 weeks old. I loved him so much I got 4 more brand new babies! They are a week old now and doing great! I have read that you can tell the sex when they are little by the head and beak color. I have two with dark heads and two with light and two with dark beaks and two with light. The problem being that one has a dark head and light beak and another has a light head and dark beak. So which is the mist likely trait to tell the sex? The head color or the beak? Thanks!!

 

[GloryGirl]

Within the first few days you can be up to 90% accurate by beak color. Dark beak would be drake, light beak ending in a dark spot would be duck. According to Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks this difference disappears after a few days. I used it to pick out my 3, but they're only 3 1/2 weeks old so I don't know who accurate I was.

 

[scooter2426]

Thank you! We banded them today and I'm going to try to take pics weekly to watch how they change!

 

[iluvsedward]

Beak