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What kind of ducks are these? Still under a year old

 
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I believe one is a white Pekin duck. Not sure on the sex. I’m not sure of the other as it is a fawn color but looks more like a pekin as well. Also not sure of sex.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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Males make a whispery waaah sound, while females will make a loud "UHT!" sound. Pick them up, and if they "UHT!" loudly, then they are a female.

The white one could be a White Layer or Pekin. Pekin will lay less eggs and be larger. White Layer will lay lots of eggs and be a "medium" size. It could also just be a white mixed breed duck.

As for breeds, there aren't many buff and fawn colored ducks.  It might be a Buff Orpington duck? Or it could just be a mixed breed. I have one that was just the result of mixed breeding from multiple ducks.

Where did you get these ducks from?
 
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They’re from tractor supply and I can find little information about what breed of ducks they usually sell.

The white duck looked like a stereotypical pekin duckling and the fawn colored one was just a tad darker golden color than the standard yellow duckling of the pekin.

I can’t find anything on fawn colored pekins ducks so I was wondering if he could possibly be a mixed breed as well.

I know runner ducks can come in fawn color as well but he/she is much too hefty to be a runner.
 
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The white guy is prob a pekin but big hatcherys commonly sell a white layer. Basically if she/he becomes large its pekin, if smaller could be a breed for laying or both.

The buff colored one is definitely a buff orphington as mentioned above, a good specimen too. She is between 8 - 12 weeks old, as is the white guy. These are great looking ducks, good luck.
 
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Thank you! And yes they are around that age, they grew very quickly compared to my chickens!

the white duck even has an almost white beak and dark black eyes.

So the buff is clearly a female, based on her coloring. Would you say the white duck is a male then?

I know the first reply to this post said something about the noise they make but honestly they both just get quacky and go crazy so it's hard to tell.
 
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My guess is the white duck could be either at this point its hard to tell; there's no tail curling indicating its a boy but its young - assuming they are predominately used as laying breeds could as well be females from tractor supply.

 
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That is a mix bred fawn and white runner duck with a jumbo Pekin. Let me say that is a beautiful mix too!
 
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