Sexing my Ancona ducklings

[BirdGirl2004]

Hey guys! Wanted to know how to sex my 8 day olds ducklings... is there a way? If so... can you show me pictures of a male and female? I don't know what mine are!! Thanks!

 

[QuackSpeak]

Hey guys! Wanted to know how to sex my 8 day olds ducklings... is there a way? If so... can you show me pictures of a male and female? I don't know what mine are!! Thanks!

I think that most of the time you have to wait until they're older.
Girls have a quack, males make a raspy sound. Drakes develop a curled feather on their tails, females do not.
There is a way to sex young ducklings, called vent sexing, but I am unsure of exactly how to do this. If you vent sex them wrong, it could be very dangerous for the duckling. I'll send you a link of a video on it, but I really don't think you should try to do it. Most leave that to experienced professionals - and even the professionals mess up!
My suggestion would be to wait until they develop a quack/rasp, or develop a curled feather (If a male).

 

[QuackSpeak]

http://www.metzerfarms.com/SexingVideo.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=14869436

Here ya go! Sorry to sound so negative, and like a broken record, but I do not recommend this!

 

[BirdGirl2004]

ok thanks!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

http://www.metzerfarms.com/SexingVideo.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=14869436

Here ya go! Sorry to sound so negative, and like a broken record, but I do not recommend this!

I don't think it's smart to vent sex when you have never done it, It could hurt them. I'd wait till about 8 weeks when the voice changes.