Australian Spotted Question

[katiebrock]

I love his bill, it is very unique, with the little yellow spots around his nares!

 

[Knighstar679]

I'd bet he's a cross with the anconas. The coloring makes perfect sense for that. Purebred or not, he's a very pretty little guy

He is very pretty. He is still growing at just about 5 weeks old. He has one of the best personalities of the ducks I have. I am looking forward to seeing his finished coloring.

 

[Saigey]

These are my Australian Spotted babies starting at day 3, now at 6 weeks. They're exactly how @Pyxis describes, but yours is beautiful, too!!!

So, Australian Spotted ducks are supposed to all be what they call Spot in color, a mallard based pattern that involves one harlequin allele and one light phase allele. I've never bred them, but because of that it wouldn't be possible for them to all breed true and all be Spot. I would wager that nowadays most of them are really just light phase now.

They also have different colors which they call Greenhead, Bluehead, and Silverhead. Greenhead is regular Spot. Bluehead is Blue Splot, aka Spot with the addition of one blue dilution allele. Silverhead is Silver Spot, Spot with two blue dilution alleles.

So the bad news - your duck doesn't appear to be any of these. It looks like it is an extended black color, not a mallard-based color. To me, it looks blue bibbed. Maybe even blue pied. He could possibly be a cross of an Australian Spotted, but no purebred Australian Spotted ducks look like that. Where did the eggs come from?

He's beautiful @Pyxis ! Mine look more like

I have one Aussie Duck. I am curious if this is a blue or grey one though. My little Renegade duck is growing up.

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[Miss Lydia]

They are gorgeous!

 

[DuckyDonna]

Those ducks are spectacular! What beauties they are!

 

[Knighstar679]

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He's beautiful @Pyxis ! Mine look more like

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Very nice looking ducks. I find them very adorable.

 

[Saigey]

They are gorgeous!

Thank you!!!!

 

[Saigey]

Those ducks are spectacular! What beauties they are!

Thanks!!!

 

[Saigey]

Very nice looking ducks. I find them very adorable.

Thanks! Their personalities are as cute as I think they are! Lol