differences between male and female

[nemo]

yesterday i got two khaki Campbell ducks there owner died and i was given them one is larger than the other they are both exactly the same how could i tell if one is a male. i never kept ducks before it is probably a silly question but it needs answering

[paplay]

Have heard say .......... the drake has a wee curl on his tail whilst the duck doesn't. May help ... good luck!

Chris

[shirlthegirl43]

Hopefully these links will help you out a bit. Hope you have girls - you will get loads of eggs from the sound of things! Don't forget you will need to give them a big basin of water or something to splash around in.

Khaki Campbell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Light Ducks: Abacot Ranger, Hook Bill, Khaki Campbell, Welsh Harlequn , Buff Orpington etc

And if you scroll down this page there is a pic of a boy and a girl next to each other

Khaki Campbell Ducks - great egg laying breed

[Polly Fouracre]

Ducks quack,drakes don't. That's another way of telling.

[yoanbob]

both of the above, some breeds have a curl on thier tail/back, all drakes make a wheezy kind of noise rather than a full blown quack.

[nemo]

thanks everyone

thanks everyone i now think i have 2 females duck. they are purposed to be very good layers which means lovely sponge cakes with home made blackberry and apple jam

[shirlthegirl43]

Lucky you!!

[annafricangrey]

we have a male aylesbury and he dos get a curl feather on the top of his tail but in spring not all year round

duck eggs make wonderful sponges, very light and fuffy

lucky you

enjoy

ann