What happend?!.... (well what do ya know!?)

[DUCKGIRL89]

So I ordered 2 female rouens ducks, and three females WH (welsh harlequin) ducks, and a WH drake from metzer farms. These ducks are now around 2 and a half months old. Well, I went out today to feed the ducks, and my favorite little rouen girl came up to eat out of my hand, and I noticed that she has some very pretty green wings! And her head is turning green! My she is he! I ordered them as SEXED ducklings! I still love my baby rouen more than anything in the world, and gqve up txting to pay for their feed. But im upset becuz I wanted two girls! Oh well, looks like he'll be my little pet

who else ordered sexed ducklings and they didnt come as the right sex?

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Has this happend to anyone else? Im gonna feel silly if it was just me

 

[Alicia G]

Even though the hatchery sexed them, it is not 100%

 

[GrannyCarol]

I know that sometimes the people doing the sexing make a mistake or miss one. Some people are more accurate than others, when they vent sex at hatching there isn't a lot to see.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Oh, yeah. Thats true. I was just really hopeing for two ladies

atleased he's a sweety...

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Hatchery sexing is never 100%

In my experience with Rouens, they don't start getting green heads until after their browner colored feathers. He might change color before he gets his adult feathers.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Yup, he still has baby feathers, but he is getting his green head.

 

[roocrazy]

male and female rouens and other gray ducks have the green/blue color spectrum

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Huh? Im not sure what your talking about? Lol.

 

[roocrazy]

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pretty green wings?? that's the spectrum, male and female have it. im pretty sure thats what its called anyway.