Young ducks (after egg-hood) are called hatchlings, then ducklings, and females are called ducks. However, to specifically identify the female of any fowl, it can be referred to as a hen.
Male ducks are called drakes.
In some areas a female duck is called a "duck" with the male duck being referred to as a "drake."
Or "hen" has been the female, and "drake" the male duck.
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a male duck:drake. a female duck:duck
Female is called a Duck. Male=Drake
The female of all duck species is duck although people dealing every day with ducks in general will often call them hens or females to avoid confusion. The male is called a Mallard Drake.
An immature female duck is called a duckling. Once the female duck matures it is called a hen or duck.
Normally she is referred to as a duck and the male as a drake. However, some refer to the female as a hen.
A duck that is a female can be called a hen.
Duck...I think so 'cause I read from the other question and it says drake is a male duck so a female duck is called duck
No male duck will ever turn into a female duck.
A female duck is called a duck or a hen as a male is called a drake
http://liveducks.com click on Domestic Breeds on the left. If you mean gender, a female is a duck (sometimes called a hen) and a male is a drake.
A female duck is called a duck, or, as a female bird, a hen.
the female duck is 'une cane' in French.