Aztec Ducks!

[Conan]

Congrats!

 

[Knighstar679]

Here is all the babies save for the final hatch babies.

 

[rp riley]

Here is all the babies save for the final hatch babies.

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so the three darker ones are pearl color? I know this breed is crossed with mallards but the darker ones look a lot like normal mallards

 

[Crestcrazy2]

so the three darker ones are pearl color? I know this breed is crossed with mallards but the darker ones look a lot like normal mallards

I think those are Aztec crossed back to Mallard to get more Mallard like traits because they're having difficulty haching much like calls

 

[Knighstar679]

so the three darker ones are pearl color? I know this breed is crossed with mallards but the darker ones look a lot like normal mallards

These ones are second generation blue pearl. While they look like mallards in patterns their down is more grey/ blue color instead of brown like a mallards.

most of mine hatched without assistance.
I had 18 eggs, 2 clear, 1 blood ring, 4 DIS, 7 hatched without assistance more than a safety hole, 4 needed full assistance.

 

[Crestcrazy2]

SO were they backcrossed or did I
Type to soon ?

 

[Pyxis]

SO were they backcrossed or did I
Type to soon ?

Sounds like these ones were backcrossed one generation ago. So, a mallard was crossed in, then those crosses were bred back to Aztecs, and these are the results of that breeding.

 

[Crestcrazy2]

Sounds like these ones were backcrossed one generation ago. So, a mallard was crossed in, then those crosses were bred back to Aztecs, and these are the results of that breeding.

Gotcha , there sooooooo cute

 

[Knighstar679]

Sounds like these ones were backcrossed one generation ago. So, a mallard was crossed in, then those crosses were bred back to Aztecs, and these are the results of that breeding.

That’s exactly correct. I contacted the person I got the eggs from to find out. I didn’t want to outcross them if they had already been.

 

[Knighstar679]

One week ago my Aztecs hatched.

One week old Blue Pearl

Everyone relaxing across two heaters.