by Katsotse on Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:41 pm
You can either-
a) Look at their tails. Is there a long, culy feather protruding? Then, chances are it's a male. However, some of my Runner Drakes didn't seem to have these "Drake Feathers", or at least they were hard to find.
b) Listen to the quack. I determined the genders in my flock by picking up the ducks one at a time and listening to the quack. If it's a loud, ringing, classical quack, it's female. If it's soft, raspy, or kind of like a cough, it's a male. Sometimes, though, they dont seem to want to quack at all! My "head of flocks", Phelps, is very soft-spoken for a Runner and never seems to quack for me. I can sometimes tempt him into doing so, however, by carrying him far enough away from the rest so that he calls out to him, or I bounce him gently.
c) If you're REALLY desparate, you can vent-sex them. Google it. I'm not really keen on explaining it. LOL
Best of Luck!
-Animals-
2 Dogs; 2 Cats; 7 Indian Runners; 50-something chickens