Ancona Ducks

[willowbirdks]

willowbirdks, http://splendidtoad.com/ might not be too far from you. Thats who I dealt with when I purchased eggs.

Thank you, I will check them out!

 

[minihorse927]

I know that this question has probably been answered on her, but there are a few pages to go through. I just got my pretty ducks about three weeks ago. I love them! They are so cute and sweet. My question is will the ducklings stay the colors they are or will they change some. Momma is a chocolate, her name is Cocoa, and daddy is the typical white with black, his name is Spot. The babies look like they are white with black but sometimes I think I see chocolate colors on them. Also about what age will I know what they are? They were hatched at the end of April.

all the babies look black but check their feet. That's the easiest way to distinguish black from chocolate. If they are all black, whichever grow to be males will be carrying the chocolate gene if they're all from that hen. Breed one of them back over her for chocolate babies.

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

all the babies look black but check their feet. That's the easiest way to distinguish black from chocolate. If they are all black, whichever grow to be males will be carrying the chocolate gene if they're all from that hen. Breed one of them back over her for chocolate babies.

Thank you! We are new to these beautiful ducks and I just wasn't sure. I also have noticed that at least one of the babies have a pattern on their wings. It's a two toned pattern, kind of like a penciling(?) pattern. Should I be concerned since I know that's not really what they are suppose to look like. I'll see if I can get a good picture of it.

 

[minihorse927]

Thank you! We are new to these beautiful ducks and I just wasn't sure. I also have noticed that at least one of the babies have a pattern on their wings. It's a two toned pattern, kind of like a penciling(?) pattern. Should I be concerned since I know that's not really what they are suppose to look like. I'll see if I can get a good picture of it.

if they're black and have pencilling, it is something you want to breed away from. Pictures would be more helpful.

 

[SilkieSensation]

I know that this question has probably been answered on her, but there are a few pages to go through. I just got my pretty ducks about three weeks ago. I love them! They are so cute and sweet. My question is will the ducklings stay the colors they are or will they change some. Momma is a chocolate, her name is Cocoa, and daddy is the typical white with black, his name is Spot. The babies look like they are white with black but sometimes I think I see chocolate colors on them. Also about what age will I know what they are? They were hatched at the end of April.

Unless your drake is split to another color all babies will be black but carry chocolate. The chocolate will pop back up again next generation.

 

[learycow]

all the babies look black but check their feet. That's the easiest way to distinguish black from chocolate. If they are all black, whichever grow to be males will be carrying the chocolate gene if they're all from that hen. Breed one of them back over her for chocolate babies.

Are you sure they hatched in April? If so, they should be mostly feathered out by now and you should easily be able to tell chocolates from the blacks

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

Are you sure they hatched in April? If so, they should be mostly feathered out by now and you should easily be able to tell chocolates from the blacks

I guess it was end of April beginning of May. I'm guessing they will be black, except one of them seems to have a pattern developing. I'm going to have get a picture of it.

 

[minihorse927]

Unless your drake is split to another color all babies will be black but carry chocolate. The chocolate will pop back up again next generation.

only the males will carry chocolate, females can not carry chocolate and not show it. Come on silkie, you know this!

 

[SilkieSensation]

Thought the sex-link brown only worked with black hen covered by chocolate drake...which gives you chocolate hens & black drakes???

 

[chickster5003]

Guess just what tried to take huge rabbit about 20 ft away from my pen AN OWL

It also swooped down an scoped my ducks