Is my Khaki Campbell a drake or duck?

[farmerdollie]

I got 2 khaki campbell ducklings from Tractor Supply. They are about 8/9 weeks old now. We originally thought they are both females, however the one with the white tipped wings quacks and has a deep voice. The one that is solid brown has a quiet "cheep". She sort of mutters while foraging, and has a whisper/whistle. I'm wondering if they will eventually develop a sex feather or their plumage will change and could one possibly be a drake...? Thanks

 

[skeeeter]

The Quacker is a duck. Drakes "Krek Kreek" not much volume at all.. also the drakes tend to take the lead when walking..if you have one. time will tell.

 

[skeeeter]

I just read in a diff post that kaki drakess have dark rump feathers above the tail.. yours look the same.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hi. can you make a short video of them quacking or whatever sounds they are making and post it here? to do that you have to first upload it to a video platform (such as youtube) and then post the link here.

 

[Jennifer Rogers]

The loudest one is probably a female, although there are exceptions. I have a female duck that has a very quiet, low whispery voice, but lays eggs. But 9 out of 10 times, a duck with a male voice is male, and a duck with a female voice is female.

 

[Jenbirdee]

at 9 weeks, you should be able to start to see a bit of green sheen on the heads of any drakes

 

[Sandyj78]

The loudest one is probably a female, although there are exceptions. I have a female duck that has a very quiet, low whispery voice, but lays eggs. But 9 out of 10 times, a duck with a male voice is male, and a duck with a female voice is female.

I have one that was like that, thought it was drake because so quiet, etc, named it Theodore, realized it's female when laid eggs lol, now her name is Mrs. Theodore lol

 

[K U Ga]

It is a fact that drake feather are not always a clear indication of gender. And drakes have a raspy-bark like quack to them, there are some videos on YouTube that might help.

Hope that clears everything up!

 

[NajiFarm]

I got 2 khaki campbell ducklings from Tractor Supply. They are about 8/9 weeks old now. We originally thought they are both females, however the one with the white tipped wings quacks and has a deep voice. The one that is solid brown has a quiet "cheep". She sort of mutters while foraging, and has a whisper/whistle. I'm wondering if they will eventually develop a sex feather or their plumage will change and could one possibly be a drake...? Thanks

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