Silver East Indies Duck

[Miss Lydia]

Ignore the blue boy being raised with them.
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Is that a blue Runner?

 

[Repticake]

Oh wow!!! Gorgeous!

What is that colouring on the one's chest? Surprise recessive?

Yes this was a surprise recesive.

 

[Repticake]

Is that a blue Runner?

No Blue East Indy, he was just standing funny in the one pic. He wanted to get further into the corner than the one on the floor was letting him, so he tried going up and over.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Yes this was a surprise recesive.

Wow, I want updates on this one. I love recessives, although they can be soooooooo frustrating, lol!

 

[Repticake]

UPDATE: They all have a little bit of orange Feathering and are basically a very light silver / white-ish color. They're still growing their wing feathers but are turning out absolutely stunning. They 2 older hatched 3/22/23 so they are 8 weeks old. The younger one is just 1 week younger.

 

[Repticake]

I almost feel they would more appropriately be called Splash East Indies. (Also it's amazing how much they can grow in a week. The 2 top ones are 1 week older.)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I almost feel they would more appropriately be called Splash Est Indies. (Also it's amazing how much they can grow in a week. The 2 top ones are 1 week older.)
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Isn't silver the same as splash though? Just a different name for ducks?

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are gorgeous

 

[Repticake]

Isn't silver the same as splash though? Just a different name for ducks?

I don't think so as there are splash in at lease muskovy that i know of and silver in chickens.

 

[Repticake]

Splash East Indies update. (Splash seems to work better because everyone so far when I say silver assumes that all Blues can create Silver and that's just not how this gene works in the Indies.)

The female is average Black East Indies size the male is big though. I will be working on their size in future breedings.

There are only 2 now because I gave the 2nd male to my friend who "lent" me her East Indie that started me down this path. (I say lent but really I just kept it safe while she was dealing with predator issues. In return i got to use her for a breeding season)