I have a 3 week old duckling I hatched from my flock and it was solid black, but the feathers coming in now look like they have rust pencilling/lacing. There are no eye stripes. The father drake is a Welsh Harlequin and I think the mother is probably a White Layer. But on the calculator, the only way I can get anything similar to the color of the duckling is if the Welsh Harlequin father has at least one dusky gene. He is a silver Welsh Harlequin from Metzer Farms, so is this possible? Without that dusky gene, the closest I can get is a bibbed black, which can't be right.
Also, when I do all wild genes except for the double li^h, the calculator calls it snowy. When I also change both M+ to m^d, it calls it "silver (Harlequin)". But from what I've read only gold Harlequins have that dusky gene. So I'm confused.
Also, when I do all wild genes except for the double li^h, the calculator calls it snowy. When I also change both M+ to m^d, it calls it "silver (Harlequin)". But from what I've read only gold Harlequins have that dusky gene. So I'm confused.
). Sometimes he looked brownish depending on the light, so I wonder if that's because of the rust color pencilling.
. I've wondered if he maybe has a Khaki Campbell mother instead. He's on the small side. Hopefully I'll get some clues next season when I hatch some ducklings from him. What does your WH/WL look like?
