Identify ducklings? Take a peek at these "Pekins"

Yeah, I have 6
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They are probably never gonna be as tame as say, a pekin, but they can get pretty friendly. It takes work, build their trust, and bribery of course. Mine will run circles around my feet when they see ive got the feed bucket. Otherwise, they dont care
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But I do have one, Blondie, that tolerates being picked up.

Otherwise, they are great ducks! They lay eggs like crazy too
 
So I decided I wanted to get some ducklings and I went to a feed store an hour away to get the breed I wanted, 4 Pekins... everything was dandy until week 3 when 3/4 of them started to feather in (what appear to be) BUFF feathers. The other one is growing in silvery grey feathers...

I know for sure they aren't the pekins I was led to believe they were. They sure looked like pekins to me as a new duck owner but the feathers have spoken. They are anything BUT.

Anyone know what they might be?? My guess for the three reddish ones is Buff or white and Fawn runners. The white/silver one could be anything. Here's some pics.




Any and all guesses would be appreciated! They are now 5 1/2 weeks old, so I understand if y'all can't really make conclusive guesses yet.
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Those arent Pekin
 

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