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Once the ducklings hatch, the male will change his plumage from breeding to non-breeding garb, which is similar to that of the brown female. This short period of change is called "eclipse plumage." This lasts for a few weeks, and for a few days during that time, the male cannot fly.

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Though ducks will mate at any time of the year, there are certain times of the year where the mating instinct is strongest. Ducks usually begin searching for mates soon after duckling season ends, which is early fall. Females will call for males and mating will begin. It will continue until about early to mid summer when they start to molt.

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I have two pet mallard ducks that I got unsexed and 1 day old. They are now three weeks old and starting to get their feathers but I still can't tell if they are male or female does anybody know at what age I will be able to tell?

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Mallard drakes molt into their drab "eclipse" plumage in the late summer, after the breeding season and the need to attract females has passed. They will molt back into their bright breeding plumage throughout the fall, when they are choosing their mates for the coming Spring.

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It is caused by an increase in testerone in the male mallard. When the male's head turns green (and his body feathers also change color) it is time to mate. After the mating season is over, the feathers on the male's head change again (and so does his body feathers) and he looks alot like a female mallard. As a matter of fact during this time, known as "eclipse phase" it is difficult to tell males and females apart.

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Female mallard ducks mate, lay eggs and the eggs hatch in the spring.
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Mallard moms lay their eggs anytime from the end of March up until the end of April.

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