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.
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.
A female duck is called a duck or a hen as a male is called a drake
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.
No male duck will ever turn into a female duck.
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
The female wood duck is called buffleheadNo it is not; that is a different species
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.