Runner/Pekin Crosses - Color?

[NathanZee]

Thank you! I think that one is a duck - she's pretty loud, but none have shown drake feathers yet.

Oh okay. Any idea on how many are ducks and how many drakes?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Oh okay. Any idea on how many are ducks and how many drakes?

I'm pretty sure there are at least 2 ducks and 3 drakes based on voices (but that leaves 4 unknown). The boys sound just like their Pekin dad...and the girls are super loud, like Runner mom. lol

 

[Duck Manor]

My Indian Runner/Pekin crosses are now almost 8 weeks old. Mom (Runner) is fawn and white - dad is white (of course) - but the ducklings are gray (blue?) and white. I know Pekin crosses can show some unexpected colors...will these guys stay this color?

Aww lovely colours

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Aww lovely colours

Thank you!

 

[sammijane]

In the US, fawn and white runners have blue genes. Specifically, they are dark phase dusky with sex link brown and homozygous blue. So that's likely where the blue came from. If you bred one of these boys back to his mum or other fawn and white runners, you could get all sorts of very interesting colors.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

In the US, fawn and white runners have blue genes. Specifically, they are dark phase dusky with sex link brown and homozygous blue. So that's likely where the blue came from. If you bred one of these boys back to his mum or other fawn and white runners, you could get all sorts of very interesting colors.

Interesting - that definitely makes sense. Only the drakes show the brown coloration; all ducks are just white/blue. Thanks for the info!

 

[ShrekDawg]

That's kind of cool, it's almost like you made sex link ducks

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

That's kind of cool, it's almost like you made sex link ducks

LOL - it would sure be a lot more useful if the color difference manifested earlier! I've been hoping to get some eggs from this group so I can hatch them...will post an update if/when I do.

 

[sammijane]

That's kind of cool, it's almost like you made sex link ducks

If it was the other way around (fawn/white runner drake and pekin hen), the hen ducklings would be brown+blue (lavender) and the male ducklings would be blue, at hatch. Sexable as day Olds.

 

[sammijane]

LOL - it would sure be a lot more useful if the color difference manifested earlier! I've been hoping to get some eggs from this group so I can hatch them...will post an update if/when I do. 

I'm excited to see what you get from them! You will have so many different colors!