What breed and gender?

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I have three ducks who are 6 weeks old and I would like to know what gender and breed they are. One is a creamy-white color with a yellowish orange beak. One is grey/brown/black with a blackish grey beak. The last one's back, top of neck, and top of head is black and its belly, chest, and bottom of neck is yellow with a black beak. The first one (the fully white/cream one) is a bit bigger than he other two.

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I think you have a pekin an aconna and the last one looks like some sort of blue. Maybe a blue Swedish, does it have white on its chest. As for gender do they have a loud quack. males have a raspy sounding voice and females quack. They are to young for a drake feather yet, so voice sexing is the way to go.
 
The white one may be a Pekin, the blackish one is maybe a cayuga or blue Swedish, and I'm not sure about the other one. In most breeds, the males get curly tail feathers as they get older and the females' tail feathers stay straight. But yes, You would have to wait for the feathers to grow out.
 
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I think you have a pekin an aconna and the last one looks like some sort of blue. Maybe a blue Swedish, does it have white on its chest. As for gender do they have a loud quack. males have a raspy sounding voice and females quack. They are to young for a drake feather yet, so voice sexing is the way to go.

Yep, i would agree and voicing is how you'll tell for sure. Ducks have a classic quack, drakes sound like they are hoarse. Super cute flock!
 
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The greyish one doesn't have any white. I'm pretty sure the all white one is a female because she is the only one I have heard fully quack so far. The other two still chirp and when they quack it's very raspy, they almost sound like a person would with a sore throat. Thanks for the help everyone! :D
 

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