What breed are my 4 pretty ladies??

[5paceDandy]

I have had these lovely ladies for going on 7 weeks now, they were a surprise from my partner, but he doesn't know what breed they are. After looking at breed pictures I was thinking they are either Roun, or Mallards, but I am inexperienced and unsure. Any educated guesses as to what breed my ladies are?

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Your pictures are not showing.

 

[Weeg]

Looks like Rouens. Sure they're lady's? I see some green heads, maybe a drake feather on one?

 

[5paceDandy]

Looks like Rouens. Sure they're lady's? I see some green heads, maybe a drake feather on one?

To be completely honest, I have no idea for sure if they are ladies, or drakes. I figured because they are all brown, except for a few small white feathers and what looks like 1, or 2 blue feathers on the wing. I tried to post a small video clip, but it says it's the wrong file type. The clip is an mp4, is there a type that will work?

 

[5paceDandy]

This is pretty much the spitting image of my girls!

 

[Weeg]

To be completely honest, I have no idea for sure if they are ladies, or drakes. I figured because they are all brown, except for a few small white feathers and what looks like 1, or 2 blue feathers on the wing. I tried to post a small video clip, but it says it's the wrong file type. The clip is an mp4, is there a type that will work?

You need to upload a video to Youtube, then copy and paste the youtube link here. Unfortuently BYC doesn't allow you to directly upload a video. Any video platform will work, we just need a link.
Smart on the video, the best way to tell gender at this age is with their voices.

 

[Miss Lydia]

http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm

 

[cheezenkwackers]

This is pretty much the spitting image of my girls!

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You have beautiful ducks! I know they look like girls but they all start out with coloring like a female (juvenile plumage). If I had to guess, I think you have 3 boys and 1 girl. The girl is in the upper left of the pictures. As others have stated, you can voice sex. There are additional, more subtle, color cues. Here is a link discussing some in young Rouens https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sexing-rouen-ducks-6-weeks.778559/. Otherwise, they will get their breeding plumage in another month or so. Then, you will know for sure.

If you do end up with 3 boys and 1 girl you will need to look into fixing that ratio or your girl will be harmed.

Also, in your video, it looks like one of the boys has angel wing. It can be helped with wrapping. You can search this site for more info. on that.

 

[MartinFamilyHomestead]

They look like rouens. Rouens are similar to mallards but get bigger and are better layers. They have an extra stripe by their eyes too

 

[5paceDandy]

Here is a link to a video I uploaded to my Google Drive. I tried to catch the ducks talking to me and each other. What does their voice say about their sex?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HS3556DrVJIxZc-Le95M21IM8uaa4I9B/view?usp=drivesdk