Mixed Breed Ducks!

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So, I got these guys from a breeder and he said the all his ducks are either Khaki Campbells, Cayugas, or a cross between the two. Can anyone help me based on these pics?
 

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Beautiful cross breed ducks! All look like mixes except for the all black one on the right. It looks like a pure cayuga.
 
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Here are my babies! Silver Welsh Harlequin dad, black Ancona mothers. All the ducklings were very dark, half black with yellow (white) bibs, half wild patterned. Some got Ancona feet, and one had a crest! Some of the girls lay white eggs, and some lay green. When the male wild patterned grew up, they had grey bodies and blue speculums like mallards. But the female wild patterned (with the crest) never developed the blue speculum, even though her WH dad has it! All of the adults have iridescent green in their black plumage like their Ancona mothers
 
View attachment 1336504 View attachment 1336499 Here are my babies! Silver Welsh Harlequin dad, black Ancona mothers. All the ducklings were very dark, half black with yellow (white) bibs, half wild patterned. Some got Ancona feet, and one had a crest! Some of the girls lay white eggs, and some lay green. When the male wild patterned grew up, they had grey bodies and blue speculums like mallards. But the female wild patterned (with the crest) never developed the blue speculum, even though her WH dad has it! All of the adults have iridescent green in their black plumage like their Ancona mothers
Beautiful!!! Your black with white bibs look like my WH pekin mix!
 
I think it is fascinating how many of the mixed breeds seem to revert to these two types. Maybe I could explain it if I knew more about duck genetics :D
 
Here they are a few days ago. I still can't believe how quickly ducklings grow! Since I took these pics 4 days ago they now have all their speculum feathers out. So pretty.
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They look so pretty!!!!! There face stripe kinda looks like a Saxony duck.

Just wondering....anybody crossed pekin x Buff orpington? I am planning on doing some this spring but am wanting to know what they will look like.
 

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