Welsh Harlequin Raspy Voice Female; 4 Weeks old

[Luv Ducks]

She sounds like how my female was at that age.

 

[Luv Ducks]

My female had a black bill as she was getting her feathers in and for some reason now it is turning dark green. I thought that was odd but it is a female for sure as it was sexed and has the loudest quack ever.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Male ducks will not start getting a raspy voice until they’re around 8 - 10 weeks old, so I doubt the rasp is related to gender.

It won’t let me view the videos you linked; it says they’re still being uploaded.

I am not sure where you got this information, but drakes not getting rapsy until 8-10 weeks is not true. I have been raising ducks for years and I can tell the drakes by their peep within a couple days after hatch. Now I also have abnormally good hearing to the point where the doctor said if my hearing was any better I wouldn’t be human, but I have never been wrong voice sexing young ducklings. To me there is a very very clear nasal sound on the back end of their peep right away for drakes. My husband can clearly tell the difference when they are 3-4 weeks. Listen to their peeps some will be very sharp clear those are female. If you hear peeps that sound ever so slightly nasally and not as clear almost like a peep with a slight French accent that’s a drake.

 

[DaffytheDuck20]

She sounds like how my female was at that age.

Yay!! So you think she is a female? Also she is starting to get a black bill like alll female welshies

 

[DaffytheDuck20]

I am not sure where you got this information, but drakes not getting rapsy until 8-10 weeks is not true. I have been raising ducks for years and I can tell the drakes by their peep within a couple days after hatch. Now I also have abnormally good hearing to the point where the doctor said if my hearing was any better I wouldn’t be human, but I have never been wrong voice sexing young ducklings. To me there is a very very clear nasal sound on the back end of their peep right away for drakes. My husband can clearly tell the difference when they are 3-4 weeks. Listen to their peeps some will be very sharp clear those are female. If you hear peeps that sound ever so slightly nasally and not as clear almost like a peep with a slight French accent that’s a drake.

When they where little all there peeps sounded femimine. It was only that one duckling at 4 weeks of age got that raspy-ish voice, not like a drake but just raspy, which worried me she was a drake.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Yay!! So you think she is a female? Also she is starting to get a black bill like alll female welshies

Yes I feel that she is. I could be wrong but she sounds just like my Welsh Harliquin at that age. That is what I am going by and mine is a female for sure with a black bill at first but now turning dark green.

 

[DaffytheDuck20]

Yes I feel that she is. I could be wrong but she sounds just like my Welsh Harliquin at that age. That is what I am going by and mine is a female for sure with a black bill at first but now turning dark green.

Well hopefully she is a 'she'!! I was so worried because I can'ft have any more drakes and we'd have to give her away This is very encouraging!

 

[KathiQuacks]

I am not sure where you got this information, but drakes not getting rapsy until 8-10 weeks is not true. I have been raising ducks for years and I can tell the drakes by their peep within a couple days after hatch. Now I also have abnormally good hearing to the point where the doctor said if my hearing was any better I wouldn’t be human, but I have never been wrong voice sexing young ducklings. To me there is a very very clear nasal sound on the back end of their peep right away for drakes. My husband can clearly tell the difference when they are 3-4 weeks. Listen to their peeps some will be very sharp clear those are female. If you hear peeps that sound ever so slightly nasally and not as clear almost like a peep with a slight French accent that’s a drake.

The information is mostly from personal experience. I can tell the difference in the first few weeks, but that’s only because the hens get an obvious vocal change. For me, the boys have just sounded like little babies until 8 - 10 weeks when they get their big vocal change.

Maybe you do have super hearing! Or, maybe I need to be more observant. I’d love to be able to voice-sex in the first few days..

 

[chickmama29h]

Hi all! My female (99% we think) Welsh Harlequin duckling has a strange raspy voice. My theory is she has a crooked neck at that is causing her voice to be raspy, when she was little she would drink water, throw her head back until it touched her back and most likely fall over. She eventually grew out of it but still tips her head back a bit (I think maybe her neck was in a funny position in the egg?)

Are Welsh Harlequins like Rouens? As in they only get male feathering at 12-ish weeks? She has female colouring, but don't think she's a pure Welshie because no black bill, unless the colouring doesn't come until later?

Just wanted to know everyones thoughts. She is sexed so thats why we think she's female, but the raspy voice keeps putting me off. Just wanted to know everyones thoughts

How did it turn out? 4 weeks is generally too soon for the voice change.

 

[chickmama29h]

The information is mostly from personal experience. I can tell the difference in the first few weeks, but that’s only because the hens get an obvious vocal change. For me, the boys have just sounded like little babies until 8 - 10 weeks when they get their big vocal change.

Maybe you do have super hearing! Or, maybe I need to be more observant. I’d love to be able to voice-sex in the first few days..

The information is mostly from personal experience. I can tell the difference in the first few weeks, but that’s only because the hens get an obvious vocal change. For me, the boys have just sounded like little babies until 8 - 10 weeks when they get their big vocal change.

Maybe you do have super hearing! Or, maybe I need to be more observant. I’d love to be able to voice-sex in the first few days..

SLIGHT FRENCH ACCENT!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!