Black Swedish Ducks

[Pete Tracey]

I have four of these black ducks age 45 days. Are they black swedish?

 

[Pete Tracey]

Here is another pic.

 

[sourland]

They may very well be, but I once hatched some Pekin/Rouen crosses that looked identical to them.

 

[gander007]

Where did you get them as my eyes are getting old and maybe it is me but they look more of a cross but still they are young .....

 

[Pete Tracey]

My wife and I got them from the staff at a retreat she was at, since their mother never came back to them after only a couple of days after they hatched. Perhaps a predator got to her, but I've raised them since 5 days old. The mother hen was Mallard. The dad was Mallard but I think these four black ones were fertilised by another duck. We live here in North Yorkshire England in the country.

 

[Spitzboyz]

Sure do look like Black Swedish cross with Mallard or Rouen. Very unique. I have Blue Swedish.

 

[Pete Tracey]

 

[Betsy57]

Beautiful Black Swedish!

 

[Betsy57]

My Black Swedish broke her leg earlier in the year. A trip to the vet confirmed it. He offered to pin it but I opted out. Already spent $125 for the x-ray and exam. She was isolated for a month and healed nicely but last week I think she re-broke it (Disco mounting her probably was a contributing factor). So I took her to a neighbor who has a lovely, huge pond and an injured wild Canadian goose. They are getting along great! The Black Swedish (who my neighbor named Fern) swam right up to the wild goose, Patsy. Fern had never been in a pond, only the water troughs at my place and was so excited to be able to swim and not touch bottom. It was so cute! So as this picture shows, they're pals. Hopefully she is healing again since she is able to keep weight off that leg. Another mixed relationship with a good result!