Welsh Harlequin

[rayray983]

Awe poor sub its still good knowledge for when ya do if ya ever do

 

[Sfraker]

I hope she doesn't go light! My favorite color is my lightest one but Ashton stands out with all that brown. She is sassy and her stand out color fits her attitude!

 

[chickkrzi]

This is one of my welsh harlequin girls at 7 weeks old. She is much darker than my other girls and any pictures I've seen. Is this a unusual color? Is it common for them to be so dark?

Here are my others for comparison.

I don't know, sure looks like a drake to me. Here's a pic of some in hatched out 7 weeks ago.

Drake on left duck on right

 

[CountryGal517]

I don't know, sure looks like a drake to me. Here's a pic of some in hatched out 7 weeks ago.


Drake on left duck on right

I agree from what I know about Welsh harlequins you she looks like a he to me....

 

[nayeli]

It also looks like a drake to me.. just from having a mated pair. My female is louder though at quacking and more vocal, so maybe compare noises.

 

[Sfraker]

I ordered from Metzer all females. The dark one does quack similar to the others. I have been wondering if she is a he. Time will tell I guess.

 

[rayray983]

Even with hatcheries and beak sexing which wh are known for its still only about 90% so could easily be a drake either way this breed is beautiful weather male or female

 

[subhanalah]

I ordered from Metzer all females.  The dark one does quack similar to the others.  I have been wondering if she is a he.  Time will tell I guess.

they vent sex them.

It's is VERY common for drakes and duck's coloring to be mismatched before they get their adult feathers in. The pictures above are likely just a juvenile female.

 

[Sfraker]

don't be surprised if after her first molt she looks completely different! You also have to remember this breed originates from the khaki Campbell line of ducks so a hen could be as dark as a khaki Campbell def would not be sop I personally am breeding for the lightest colored female possible trying to remove as much brown from them as I can

What is SOP? Standard Operating Procedure? Or is it some duckie jargon that this newbie is unaware of?

 

[rayray983]

What is SOP?  Standard Operating Procedure?  Or is it some duckie jargon that this newbie is unaware of? 

lol its short for standard of perfection its used more for show quality animals and not just ducks its used a lot with other animals