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Okay so I purchased 2 ducks a few days ago. I was told that one was a black swedish and the other was a blue swedish. After bringing them home and doing some research I've found that all blue swedish ducks have white bibs, which as you can see below mine does not. So can someone tell me if either or both of the ducks below are full stock? Also I noticed a "tuft" of softness on top of the blue's head. I thought maybe she was a crested duck but the "tuft" doesn't look large enough and it's not centered on her head. Please share your thoughts on this as well. No matter what, they are very nice looking ducks. I was told they were born sometime in March so they're still fairly young.

 

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post #2 of 7

I'm not a Swedish raiser but they look like a lot of hatchery swedish ducks I've seen. Also the bottom one is indeed crested. Crests come in many shapes and sizes. 

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Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #3 of 7
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Thank you! Even though it's not centered I love her little crest. :)

post #4 of 7

I have 3 Blue Swedes that aren't bibbed.  I wondered the same thing.  The other one is half white/half blue!

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Mille Fleur, Mottled, Black & Blue Bantam Cochins
75% Blue & Black LF English Orps (LF Choc & Mauve Project)
Chocolate Bantam Orpingtons

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post #5 of 7

Just hatchery stock....her crest is soo cute! And you are right...they are gorgeous birds :)

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Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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Thank you so much!

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I have a black swedish duckling!

I have one female black Swedish duck, Quackers.

She is the world to me and I don't know what I would do without her.

I also have a hamster, 20 gallon fish tank, and two cats.

I am clearly an animal lover and that will NEVER change.

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I have one female black Swedish duck, Quackers.

She is the world to me and I don't know what I would do without her.

I also have a hamster, 20 gallon fish tank, and two cats.

I am clearly an animal lover and that will NEVER change.

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