duck problem: both female (?) one attacking other?

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I have two aylesbury ducks. Had them since they were 6 weeks old. They are both female, I think, (the farmer sold them to me as 2 female ducks and I have no reason to doubt this) both ducks are very vocal, neither have curly tail feathers. One duck has always been slightly more dominant/confident then the other. Recently i've noticed the more dominant duck climbing on to the other ducks back and aggressively attacking the top of her head. If i didn't know better I would say she was mating with her..?

Can anyone help me figure out what's going on here. They are due to start laying any day now.

Many thanks.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Sounds like you have a drake there and he's mating with the female, this is what they do holding on the back on their neck.  

If you have a female duck she will quack loudly especially if you pick her up. Drakes don't quack really, they sort of hiss quietly. Its easy to tell from around 5 or 6 weeks what sex they are by picking them up. Ducks complain loudly drakes don't.  Drakes usuallly have orange legs too but this isn't a definite sexing rule. 

Out of interest how do you know they are going to start laying soon? Aylesburys don't lay many eggs at all, they are eating ducks rather than layers.

? · Answer

it could have been smart to look this recommendation up in the previous you started out incubating possibly? Duck eggs flow with plenty extra desirable humidity than poultry eggs you will no longer have the flexibility to incubate a majority of those eggs collectively and anticipate them to hatch. Duck eggs take 28 days, poultry eggs take 21 days form of. I unquestionably have no experience with geese or guinea poultry.

tBAgmonster · Answer

Id get a male he would sort out that pecking order in a flash

Anonymous · Answer

domanons, they both want to rule the roost as you would say.

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