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This is a closer pic
Of the duck closest to the camera.
He was sold to me as a chocolate silver
I brought him from the secretary of the call duck club so not a back yard breeder
If he is not chocolate silver that's ok but I was looking for a mate for him so would rather get same colour so chocolate silver to chocolate silver or snowy to snowy
Don't want an argument sorry



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This is the far left
Sold as butterscotch drake
Again from poultry show verified by secretary of call duck club?
the 2nd is butterscotch. Are you in the UK?
 
Silver is what you call it in the UK. In the USA he would be considered a snowy because a silver here is a duck carrying 2 copies of the blue gene. So that is a misunderstanding there between the countries. He may be chocolate also, his head does look chocolate when instead if he was straight snowy(silver) he would have black points and not chocolate ones. What color are the darkareas on his wings? Are they chocolate or black?
 
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This is a closer pic
Of the duck closest to the camera.
He was sold to me as a chocolate silver
I brought him from the secretary of the call duck club so not a back yard breeder
If he is not chocolate silver that's ok but I was looking for a mate for him so would rather get same colour so chocolate silver to chocolate silver or snowy to snowy
Don't want an argument sorry


He's gorgeous!

Congrats on your new Calls! :)
 


This is a closer pic
Of the duck closest to the camera.
He was sold to me as a chocolate silver
I brought him from the secretary of the call duck club so not a back yard breeder
If he is not chocolate silver that's ok but I was looking for a mate for him so would rather get same colour so chocolate silver to chocolate silver or snowy to snowy
Don't want an argument sorry

Welcome to the wonderful world of call ducks and BYC!
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You have lovely calls and you are correct in color terminology for your UK standards.

We are located in the US and it's funny that US folks like to change or create new names for already established colors. It can cause quite a bit of confusion when discussing colors and genetics with people in other countries. I know I often have to stop and think what the equivalent is in US vs. other countries. Sometimes I can even fumble for color names. Even here in the US, for specific genetic color codes the names and "rules" can greatly vary from one species to another. Chickens, ducks, fish, mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, sheep, goats, cattle and horses don't necessarily correlate among each other. Depending on the species, breed and variety one can be speaking about visually "red" animal and call it sorrel, chestnut, mahogany, liver, ginger, orange, marmalade or etc. But genetically speaking they may or may not even be "red". Easy to see why it can be so confusing when talking about colors. Pictures really help so people can "get on the same page".
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We look forward to seeing future pics. Good luck and enjoy your ducks.
 

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