What are the chances Metzler miss-sexed a duckling?

[Jenbirdee]

I got 4 females but I am very suspicious that one might be a drake... they are only 4.5 weeks old now so I dont know yet... Is Metzler's sexing 100%? 99%? Less?

 

[theoldchick]

Sexing is never 100 percent.

 

[Awaytome]

I ordered six females from Metzer last year. All of them were males. They agreed to replace them and all the replacements were female.

 

[Isadora]

Definitely a good chance. Mistakes happen, even with people who are good at their job.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Most chick hatcheries have a 90% guarantee over 10+ chicks, and I've always heard ducklings were harder to sex

 

[Isadora]

I've always heard ducklings were harder to sex

Why?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Why?

Honestly I don't know. That just has been the reasoning I've gotten for why hatcheries don't usually sell sexed waterfowl

 

[Jenbirdee]

I have all small to medium size ducks, most are older (7 years) so I bought 4 new ducklings , 2 are runners, 1 a white layer, and one silver appleyard because I thought it been nice to have one bigger duck. The trouble is that that’s the one acting like a drake already , sigh

 

[Isadora]

Honestly I don't know. That just has been the reasoning I've gotten for why hatcheries don't usually sell sexed waterfowl

OK. Logically doesn't make sense to me that it would be more difficult to sex than chicks due to waterfowl vs. chicken anatomy differences.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I have all small to medium size ducks, most are older (7 years) so I bought 4 new ducklings , 2 are runners, 1 a white layer, and one silver appleyard because I thought it been nice to have one bigger duck. The trouble is that that’s the one acting like a drake already , sigh

When you say acting like a drake ?
Do you mean trying to mate ?
My girls would mount each other way more at that age then the boys
It’s a dominant thing
In fact even at 3 months my girls were chasing the boys begging for attention snd the boys would run away
Now the boys are older they don’t turn the girls down