how do you tell what gender your baby ducklings are?????

[Taylor]

I had pekins hatch today along with mallards and khaki-campbells, is there a way to sex them at a early age, what do I look for for a male and a female duck?

 

[KellyHM]

Supposedly you can vent sex them, but I've never had any luck with that. Usually by the time they're a couple weeks old I can tell by the difference in their quacks. The boys sound hoarse like they've lost their voice and the girls are quite loud.

 

[Funky Feathers]

I am a good vent sexer and I do it from 1 week on. 3 weeks in call ducklings.

 

[Friend2Fowl]

I've not tried vent sexing ducklings, I can usually tell by their sounds. If you are around baby ducks enough, you get to where you can tell by their peeps.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

I can vent sex beginning day 2 to 3. Once you learn, its easy!

Laurie

 

[Funky Feathers]

I can too, I'd just rather wait a week so as not to stress them so young.

 

[tia]

I had seven ducklings and listened and listened for months to figure out the difference - they all sounded the same to me...They ended up all being female. Now that I have a drake. I see what people were saying - there is a distinct difference the males voice is low and raspy... I have to laugh at myself a little every time the subject come up. So remember you have to have some of each in order to tell the difference in their voices. : ) Good luck!!!

 

[RAREROO]

Yep I voice sex them at a few weeks old too.

 

[duckluck]

Anybody close to Joliet, Illinois, who would be willing to teach someone how to vent sex ducks?

ETA: By close, I mean like within 50 miles or so? You don't have to be right in Joliet...