The Reason Why Male Ducks Don't Quack 

I never noticed that males don't quack so I found this information to be interesting. Thanks for the education!

🦆🦆🦆 Do all ducks sound the same, or do they have different ‘quaccents’ ?

What month of the year does a female quack less? February because it only has 28 days in the month.

I was today years old when I learned male ducks don’t quack.

Male ducks go through "puberty" as they become fledglings. Thy literally lose their voice for a certain period of time until their voice boxes mature. Although most ducks make a quacking or a rasping noise, wood ducks are different. The males squeak whereas the females sound like one of those sliding whistles. It's really cute to listen to. :)

Me: *minding my own business* RU-vid: Male ducks don't quack Me: Hol up.

I love how the auto captions show [Laughter] whilst the ducks are quacking lol

The amount of puns in this comment section is making me quack up

Wait, so Donald Duck actually a female?

I just want to quit my job and come live amongst the ducks

"RELEASE THE QUAKEN!" Yes release my brethren! RELEASE THEM SO THEY CAN RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!

My male Khaki quacks but MUCH quieter than his females. Also I had two ducklings hatch within the last few days!

Loved your video and efforts to answer questions from your viewers...We do the same because we appreciate each and every person that views and comments on our Adventures...Sincerely, Crazy Bob and George

Samson the duck: "Hey man, I'm not performing just because you want me to. Give me a snack and I'll consider it."

"RELEASE THE QUACKEN" was by far the highlight of my day, my week, my year

Male ducks don't quack because they don't want the ducklings to follow them.

*ducks do the cute booty feather jiggle* Me: God bless you.

That was my comment!!! So happy you made a video about it. I love when youtubers communicate with their audience

I believe that is only true with certain species of male ducks.

Warning: incoming puns...prepare to duck.

Is this why Donald's voice is so raspy Vs daisy duck?? :o

Sooooooooo..... I'm I the only one who wants him to live stream the untitled goose game in his channel ??

Why dont't male ducks quack? Duck expert: Male ducks have no quacking bits.

Augh! That e-mail guy is so vexing because he doesn't address the PURPOSE for why such a change occurred! Here's a (poor) but acceptable human-equivalent WITH a 'purpose' answer: Q: WHY do male humans have deeper voices than females? A: Males have thicker vocal cords than females due to the effects of testosterone. In fact, the more testosterone exposure they've had, the thicker the cords and deeper the voice. Q: HOW does this occur? A: The ever-famous 'Adam's apple' is formed by thyroid cartilage and is the second of three prominent bumps visible (almost exclusively) in males through the skin of the throat. (The first 'bump'--located at the top of the throat-- is the Hyoid bone, and the third 'bump'--located at the end of the throat--is the Circoid cartilage.) The Adam's apple protects the walls and frontal part of the larynx (A.K.A., 'Voice box'), including the vocal cords located directly behind it. Even though females ALSO have thyroid cartilage, they don't have much in the way of an 'Adam's apple' the way males do as it is MUCH thicker and therefore more externally visible in males due to the effects of testosterone: During adolescence, testosterone causes the thyroid cartilage, larynx, and vocal cords to grow thicker. Consequently, the 'laryngeal prominence', as the Adam's apple is properly know, grows in size mainly in men. All of this put together creates a larger soundboard for vibrations to resonate off of and, as a result, the man gets a deeper voice. (Think 'Cello' for males, and 'Violin' for females.) Q: WHAT is the PURPOSE of this difference? A: It is thought that males with deeper voices are attractive to females because it's a short-hand way for them to tell that the male has a lot of testosterone, which generally correlates to OTHER more 'functional' things like higher muscle mass, which in turn translates into a physically-strong male capable of providing and defending for an infant-bound female or whatever. For males, like nearly any other secondary-sex characteristic in the animal world, this allows them to judge the fitness of potential rivals. (Think big antlers: sexy to does; intimidating to less-dominate bucks; a challenge to equal-in-stature males.)

Ducks: *quacking* RU-vid's auto-generated subtitles: *MuSiC*

I always thought it was because the male couldn't get a word in because of the female quacking all the time. :)

I love when the female duck's are happy and make the happy Quaker sound....I like too when ducks in general are happy and do the wing shrug after a wash in the water

Me: i need to make my homework Me at 11:50 pm: Male ducks dont quack

WHY AM I ADDICTED TO THIS CHANNEL? 😳🤦🏻‍♂️

Hello from Ontario, Canada! I was down this morning, because it’s a dreary Monday, but nothing cheers me up more than watching your channel. Especially with the overload of cuteness your farm provides! You do an amazing job Morgan, both with the farm and your videos. I love that you show your mistakes and how you work to learn and make up for them. Thank you for being the human that you are!

7:10 The answer.

RU-vid's caption about this video in a nutshell: " [Laugther] [Music]".

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like- wait

“Release the quacken” just makes my day happy🥰

Drake doesn’t t quack, he raps

He atacc He protecc But the most importantly He don't quacc

til: male ducks don't quack why male ducks don't quack

Homestarrunner ref ***instant fan*** A++++ editing and producing!

I would assume that female ducks need to make a more distinctive sound to call her young. You know, to make it easier for them to locate her if they wander.

love your channel! I'm an american expat, living in Italy...I'm also a born and raised Connecticut girl!

I guess I have a confused male Mallard duck bc he quacks ALL the time when I call him and his lady. His name is Ricky and his wife is Lucy. I loved the I Love Lucy Show when I was growing up!🛵

LOL. “ The Ernest Hemingway of ducks” answer. Spot on. ❤

So Donald Duck was either a privileged duck, or a lie.

Hi...... Gold Shaw Farm, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐩🐈🌱🎥👍👍👍

I was today years old when I found out male ducks don't quack

I have to tell you, we’ve had our 7 week olds since Sunday and my husband just says ducks go home and sure enough they did. They are freaking smart animals!!!

Morgan Al needs a guard goose ! Trouble on Lumnah Acres !

It seems like this duck rly wants a hug

Male ducks dont quack Mallard: excuse me?

never disappointed watching your video's, you make watching fun

I don't know why, but I've always thought the male's sound sounded more like a quack Also, a homestar runner reference? In 2019? I love this channel 😂

I have raised ducks/geese. The girls were a bit feisty and protective. They will learn to recognize you. Too precious!!!

Morgan's ducks don't fly because they have been bred not to do so. Especially the Pekins, they have been bred for decades to be large meat birds, as well as egg layers. So they are too FAT to fly. Unlike humans ducks in the wild only eat as much as they need, we, of course, eat whatever is placed in front of us. (Grin) Wild ducks stay trim, what a wild flock, they expend a lot of energy searching for food. So they stay slim and can thus fly. I've seen some domestic breeds fly, but they usually don't go very high or very far.

These videos are literally a treasure of RU-vid. Sooths need and love of ducks

Thanks for the info! All this time I thought Ricky was quacking but thanks to your video, I now know that he CAN'T quack! He just has a raspy mumble quack but not really what you could call a QUACK! We need to come up with a name for their vocalizations! Please except my apology for my previous post. I was wrong and now, thanks to you, I can be more informed about my ducks! Thanks, Scooter🛵!

I love how they all stretch out their wings when they first exit the coops.

I thought the females wouldn't let the drakes quack.

The clip of strong bad writing an email made me way too happy 😂

I don’t know if this is a dumb question but why don’t your ducks ever just fly away

A Strongbad reference, last place I thought I would see that haha Love it.

Nice video, but I think the reason drakes and hens have these anatomical difference is for evolutionary perposes, maybe the hens need the high pitch sound to attracte drakes during mating season or something that have to do with alerting for predoters

So the Drakes have a difference in their version of a voice box!! Interesting! Thank you!

The interesting field of duck anatomy :-) Shall we call it duckatomy?

It's five in the morning and I'm watching a video about ducks. It's going to be a great day.

0:45 Look at all those chickens

You’re a rich man in so many ways beyond money. Great videos👍

Me at 3am: Yeah, I can watch one more....

Dude you have the best callbacks and references. I still have a HSR sweatshirt and a Strongbadia stop sign keychain.

i like how the ducks just wobble away on the grass

When I was a kid on a school field trip, we went to a farm. A kid said they just got ducks but didn't know if they were boys or girls and asked how to tell. The farmer said, as you did, only the girls quack etc. When asked why, the farmer said it was like recess. All the girls are talking, laughing, singing and the boys are mostly doing the same. Boy ducks however are looking for danger and yells when he sees some. If he sounded like everyone else, it would take a long time to hear him. Just like when your teacher yells for you to come in. You can hear her voice over everyone elses. Her voice is different. All these years I never gave it another thought, lolol

Male Muscovy ducks make no sounds when they reach maturity. They literally just huff and hiss to communicate.

All these quacking is really putting my fishes on edge. They are all spiking and even scared to surface to breathe. Sometimes I forgot they used to be wild fish.

Male duck doesn't quack because when the female duck goes shopping , she puts it on his BILL!!!

....your picture quality is exceptionally crisp and clean! Nicely done!😁

7:00 for those who don't know, that's Strongbad. Funny guy.

"WE ARE THE PRIESTS OF THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX...Our great computers fill the hallowed halls". Couldnt resist...

I mean the sound the males make still count as a quack though, in my experience they're even more noisy

Gotta be honest, it's been years since I've been a Strong Bad reference. Bravo!

Wait, people still ask why farm ducks don't fly? That one is an easy one to google. Some breeds are just too heavy, and others too lazy(free food and shelter in one location? why bother leaving?) Think there might be a few breeds that just got too small of wings as well

I didnt think I had any interest in farm life but I LOVE watching your videos. You're so chill :)

No one: Male Duck: WHEEZE

The more you know, good video when you already learn something new by just reading the title!! Love u man keep it up!!

Samson puddle duck looks so plump. Too lazy to even wheeze, I don't know why but he is one of my favorite ducks on your farm.

And that is why you, as a relatively new duck farmer, have a RU-vid channel. To get answers to questions about ducks, that you didn't even know that you didn't know. Now it's all crystal clear, right? Or at least as clear as a kiddie pool an hour after a dozen ducks have gotten to it.

Hey, Hoss.....did you ever consider asking people who hunt ducks? English Callers were bred specifically for their hens to call wild ducks into gun range, when live decoys were allowed years ago in the USA(still legal in the Netherlands.) Google it and learn some more.👍

0:48 Me and homies when vacation starts!

Are you gonna add different ducks to the flock this spring

They are so adorable with each other. 😄

Male ducks don't have time to quack cause they out here tryna make a living selling car Insurance.

I really love the humor but hat comes out in your channel. Your personality, the droll humor you have about the ducks, the music choices. Your channel should have a lot more subs.

Untitled Goose Game 2: Swarm

I remember reading that domestic ducks can't fly because of larger chest muscle mass for increased meat production and more solid bones to SUPPORT said larger chest muscle mass. Weirdly enough, domestic geese CAN fly, although they tend to walk more up-right due to more muscle-mass development in their 'butts'--for lack of a better word--which makes them more bottom-heavy.

So that's why they can't quack but why did they evolve like that? And why don't muscovies quack?! Although I'm very happy about that as it means I get to have ducks and my neighbours don't even know 😁

Cornell is an awsome resource....I'm fortunate to only live 15 minutes from there...if you ever have the oppertunity to visit deffinatly do!

Properly pronounced "Pee-kin" duck. Pekin.

You are so funny... love watching!!!!!

Answer is 7 minutes in Literally just a different kind of voicebox for males and females

When I think of how Donald screams when he throws a fit, I think that fits with drakes raspy voices you can hear them at 2:15 and 2:52 Disney grew up on a farm so he knew how ducks sound 🦆

Ernest Hemmingway of Ducks 😄

The whole thing was amazing, but the Strong Bad e-mail reference was my favorite part,