Anyone else's Pekin ducklings have "wierd" feathers?

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

From the metzer farms website:


http://www.metzerfarms.com/BlueSwedishDucks.cfm?Breed=Blue Swedish&BirdType=Duck&ID=BS

So that we can produce 100% blue colored Blue Swedish, we have two breeder flocks. In one flock we have Black Swedish males and Silver females. In the other flock we have Silver males and Black Swedish females. All the progeny from these crosses will be the correct blue color. In June when we need breeders for next year, we switch the males so Black are on Black and Silver on Silver. We collect these eggs for about three weeks and hatch them for breeders. Then we switch the males and go back to producing the correctly colored Blue Swedish for the rest of the season. This is the reason we do not have Blue Swedish or Blue Runners available in July of each year.​

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

It would be awesome if it was a splash, and prob more acurate, if they said they gave you sweeds and pekins then its prob a splash.

 

[scubagirlwonder]

Now I'm really excited to see what this duck turns out to be! I was worried I'd ended up with some kind of mutant ugly Pekin...LOL, just kidding! Regardless of whether Bear is a Silver/Splash Swedish or a Welsh Harlequin (or some kind of "mutt") I think once he/she's fully feathered Bear's going to be a beautiful duck! I love happy accidents! Especially given the fact that this little duck is lucky to be alive! Bear definitely holds a special place in my heart!

 

[LemonDoodles]

A very special duck indeed!

 

[duck15]

i think that is a pekin mix

 

[learycow]

looks like it is mixed with blue swedish. I have a blue swedish drake, they call it "splash"? or silver? I'm not really sure, but it is that grayish/almost purple color.
Very pretty

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Hey! Found out what that weird colored drake is, hes a welsh harlequin male.