Genes of my Drake?

[ANightPerson]

I have a mixed drake named Gorbie. He's 3/4 Pekin, 1/4 Cayuga, and he's also got some Blue Swedish in him. Here he is:

I've been trying to figure out his coloring, but I'm a little lost. I can't find another duck like him. So far, I've got: M^R/(?) li^h/li^h e+/e+ bl+/bl+ C+/c B+/B+ r+/r+ D+/D+ Bu+/Bu+

He's got a lot of Pekin in him, so there's no telling what's under that M^R, and the rest is mostly assumed. Is that correct? All of the white on his head kind of confuses me. I guess it could be leakage from that c, but leakage wouldn't be so uniform. I've gotten some interesting babies from crossing Pekins.

 

[Pyxis]

He's not harlequin, since if he was, he'd have lost the eye stripes. What he looks like, coloring wise, is silver appleyard. That duckling down screams it. So, my guess is something more like this:

M^R/? li/li e+/e+ bl+/bl+ C+/c(maybe) B+/B+ r+/r+ D+/D+ Bu+/Bu+

The white on his head will go away when he gets into full nuptial plumage, at which point his head will be all green.

 

[ANightPerson]

He's not harlequin, since if he was, he'd have lost the eye stripes. What he looks like, coloring wise, is silver appleyard. That duckling down screams it. So, my guess is something more like this:

M^R/? li/li e+/e+ bl+/bl+ C+/c(maybe) B+/B+ r+/r+ D+/D+ Bu+/Bu+

The white on his head will go away when he gets into full nuptial plumage, at which point his head will be all green.

Alright, thank you! That's what I thought at first, but then looking at him as a duckling, I didn't think he was light enough to be light phase.

Also, that C+/c is definite because his father is a Pekin. The only thing I'm really unsure of now is what's under that M^R. I'm hoping that I can find time to breed him to one of my mallard girls this summer and see what hatches out. I've got some in the incubator now, but there are a few different fathers so I'm not really sure.