The Buff Orpington Duck Thread

[happy duck]

I had no idea this thread existed! So glad to have found it! I have 3 buffs! They are the best!

 

[AlineD]

Mmmmkay, here ya go.

12 weeks old- too early to tell whether M or F?

 

[happy duck]

Mmmmkay, here ya go. View attachment 1894192 12 weeks old- too early to tell whether M or F?

By then you should be able to tell.

 

[happy duck]

Here are my buffs they are a little over a year old and are all females. I love them!!

 

[AlineD]

So you think female, then, even though she (?) isn't quacking yet?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you get a good picture in better light. Is the head getting gray? Or is that the light.

 

[AlineD]

I don't know-- I can't tell if it's turning gray or not. Maybe around the bill? But really what I wanted to know is if the bill turns more yellow as he ages, and if a buff orpington drake starts out with a reddish bill like the females have.

 

[Table4Six]

Mmmmkay, here ya go. View attachment 1894192 12 weeks old- too early to tell whether M or F?

You have a handsome young drake. beautiful boy.

 

[Table4Six]

View attachment 1894397I don't know-- I can't tell if it's turning gray or not. Maybe around the bill? But really what I wanted to know is if the bill turns more yellow as he ages, and if a buff orpington drake starts out with a reddish bill like the females have.

You can see the gray starting to grow in the most right around his bill. And yes, his bill will turn more yellow as he ages, it is already indicative of him being male especially when compared to the bills of @happy duck's girls.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am glad you broke the news. I hope the OP doesn’t mind he is a beautiful drake!