Mixed breed ducks!

[arrowti]

Hello! I went and took some updated pictures of the ducks since they've changed a bit as they've gotten older (more white on the females). Similarly, I get less and less streaky/grey eggs, and most of them are just off-white or splotched with tans, but if I do get another streaky one (most common in spring) I'll definitely try to get a picture of it!

Four of them. In the back (mostly black, green bill) is Opie, the drake. He's got an attitude. To the right is Mrs. Duck (very creative, right?), and to the left is Mrs. Duck the second (they look the same.. I swear!). In the middle of Sass Duck because she's got an attitude! She's also got the most white, with a growing white patch on her head and neck as well as increased spotting on her neck and belly.

Close up of Sass Duck. You can see her pretty white eyeshadow and even the green tints from her cayuga heritage.

This is our broody duck. A little blurry, since she wouldn't stop moving or swinging her head around to quack-hiss at me. This is the first time one of them has gone broody enough to sit on a nest overnight. I'm hoping for the best, but considering she's pekin AND cayuga, notoriously bad mothers, I might have to incubate them myself. I'm excited to see what a cross of two pekin-cayugas would look like!

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

Hello! I went and took some updated pictures of the ducks since they've changed a bit as they've gotten older (more white on the females). Similarly, I get less and less streaky/grey eggs, and most of them are just off-white or splotched with tans, but if I do get another streaky one (most common in spring) I'll definitely try to get a picture of it!

Four of them. In the back (mostly black, green bill) is Opie, the drake. He's got an attitude. To the right is Mrs. Duck (very creative, right?), and to the left is Mrs. Duck the second (they look the same.. I swear!). In the middle of Sass Duck because she's got an attitude! She's also got the most white, with a growing white patch on her head and neck as well as increased spotting on her neck and belly.
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Close up of Sass Duck. You can see her pretty white eyeshadow and even the green tints from her cayuga heritage.
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This is our broody duck. A little blurry, since she wouldn't stop moving or swinging her head around to quack-hiss at me. This is the first time one of them has gone broody enough to sit on a nest overnight. I'm hoping for the best, but considering she's pekin AND cayuga, notoriously bad mothers, I might have to incubate them myself. I'm excited to see what a cross of two pekin-cayugas would look like!
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What do the eggs look like. Beautiful ducks by the way!

 

[happy duck]

The pics are great!!!LOve all the ducks!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful ducks look forward to duckling pics

 

[iambebabeba]

These are Rouen x silver Appleyard x crested kakhi cambell mix. The female is Rouen x silver Appleyard and the males are 75% her with crested kakhi cambell mixed in. I’m posting because I searched everywhere for any mix like mine and couldn’t find pictures.

 

[iambebabeba]

And here are some of this years ducklings. They are a cross of the parents above plus I have one black Swedish female you can see which ones are hers. The silver Appleyard is starting to show in them. Some look like light color Rouens. I will update pictures when they mature.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful mixes!

 

[iambebabeba]

Here is an update on my babies. They grow so fast. The pictures with the adult birds are there parents.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful ducklings and parents !!

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

My mutt ducklings are hatching! Males I have are Welsh harlequin, cayuga, buff. Female I have are Welsh harlequin, cayuga, and black swedish. So far a cayuga looking and black swedish looking has hatched.