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#6 is definitely a fawn-and-white runner.

Cherry Valley is a white duck, right? Then it could have genetics for any color, so there is no guarantee with the offspring. In America, most pekins (a white duck) are either black-bibbed or mallard-colored under the white. A black-bibbed duck with a khaki drake will give you black-bibbed...

Normal ducks are conditioned to outside weather, whereas your ducks are conditioned to your house. Since you treat your ducks so strangely, your advice only applies to people who also treat their ducks in the same way. Your advice could be harmful to other people's ducks.

By "really cold", what do you mean? Ducks are perfectly happy living outside in below-freezing temperatures.

You don't see the problem with that? LT71689 already explained it to you, but I guess he wasn't graphic enough. Roosters do not have penises, therefore chicken vaginas haven't evolved to accommodate penises. Drakes have 8 inch, spiked, pneumatic penises. He's going to tear her apart.

I think that you're in the wrong thread. We're talking about older ducks in this thread, not ducklings. Once a duck reaches the age of 8 weeks it can handle extremely cold temperatures, so long as it can get out of the wind.

They can handle cold water because they have access to their mother's preen oil. They can also snuggle with her for warmth. Ducklings raised by their mother can handle far more than ducklings hatched in an incubator.

No petroleum jelly, no heater. Once a duck reaches the age of 8 weeks it is almost immune to cold. Ducks in Indiana do not fly south for the winter because they don't need to. It only gets down to about 0 F where I live, but I would also be concerned with the insulation. Usually ventilation...

What I'm suggesting is that the parents of your duck might not be purebred. Did your neighbor get her ducks from a hatchery, or did she get them from some random person?

That is definitely not a cross between a purebred blue swedish and a purebred appleyard. If it were, it would have the coloration of a blue swedish or a black swedish. It would not be light at all. Please see Pyxis's guide for more information...

It is just an egg on day 10 of incubation. You don't have to kill it, but it is the sensible thing to do. Not every duck embryo is precious. We eat several that are on day 0 or 1 per day. They are just as alive as this one, just not quite so far along. We're not talking about a human child...

Imprinted ducklings grow up. Juvenile and adult ducks live on their own, they do not follow their mother around. Why are you only incubating 3 eggs? Why hatch a single duckling? He will be terrified because he will wonder where his nest mates are. It is very stressful for a duck to be on...

30s-40s is cold for you, but comfortable for ducks. When it gets below 20 then they need something to protect them from the wind, and that's it. People in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Canada, etc... keep ducks without supplemental heat. Again, your location is where ducks go in winter for warmth...

Look at a range map for wild mallards. Your area is where the ducks fly TO in winter. Your concern should be that they are unable to fly away from the summer heat. Your domestic ducks should not have heat lamps. We are talking about ducks, a subarctic species. What you think of as...

This is not true. Crested ducks have a hole in their skull, and worse, a blob of fat inside of their skull. As a result, the brain doesn't get 100% of the space that it needs. How much of a problem that is depends on the duck. Some are missing critical parts of the brain, others are fine...

For genetics, use Pyxis's guide: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/

It absolutely is not. Please don't spread false information. For good health, ducks need to be able to wash their bills and eyes and that is it. Ducks greatly enjoy swimming, but do not need it.

Your drakes are going to be a problem for your duck and your chickens. I recommend culling them all and starting fresh in spring.

This is part of the reason that your parents aren't listening to you. The fact that your brother is only 9 (compared to you at 17) doesn't give him any less credibility in their eyes. They see you as an attention-seeking teenager who is milking her phobia. Help your brother learn about this...

Have you tried explaining the problem to your brother? Better yet, show him this thread. Since they are your brother's birds, your parents will be more willing to listen to him.