Black vs Blue Swedish duckling identification

[New duck mommy 2021]

You can tell black from blue at hatch and yes, yours is black. Here is a picture of a blue Swedish mix duckling I hatched two weeks ago. Mine is much lighter.
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I just got 3 Swedish Duckings last Tuesday at a day old
Mine are purebred silver and blue x silver

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

So I was excited to see when I got home that a mystery egg I literally found half in the water of like, the only river in this state, hatched this afternoon. This after he spent 48 hours just chilling and being smug inside his egg and finally getting me worried last night.
Anyways, Best ya girl here can tell, it's a Swedish duckling. However with the down being so dark I would think Black Swedish. However, he's got a fair bit of yellow on his bill. But his lil cheesy flappers (Feet) are pretty much pure black.
How long after hatching does the distinction between blue and black Swedish become apparent?

I have heard they are a very tame breed
I just got 3 a week ago
So far they are very relaxed little ducklings

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Great point. Here the lil guy is dried off and you can definitely tell the color difference.
Cool. I've wanted to try a swedish duck. Glad it's the black one. View attachment 3100268

Very cute!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I just got 3 Swedish Duckings last Tuesday at a day old
Mine are purebred silver and blue x silver

Adorable! The duck in my avatar is a crested Silver Swedish and my ducklings mother. She is calm and sweet. Having two blue alleles makes silver, one blue makes blue, and no blue makes black. So, are yours one of each?

I am keeping this duckling. She is the sister to the blue in the earlier picture. I believe she is lavender, having blue from mom and brown from her Khaki/Appleyard dad.

 

[StormsnSaugeye]

Adorable! The duck in my avatar is a crested Silver Swedish and my ducklings mother. She is calm and sweet. Having two blue alleles makes silver, one blue makes blue, and no blue makes black. So, are yours one of each?

I am keeping this duckling. She is the sister to the blue in the earlier picture. I believe she is lavender, having blue from mom and brown from her Khaki/Appleyard dad.

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Very cute! I recently moved due to getting a position at an astronomy observatory and raising and even occasional wildlife rehabilitation has always been a pet passion of mine. I was a bit worried when I moved here about what I would do now but the town I live in allows farm animals as long as they're in an enclosure. So I just took it as a sign left by hashem to do what I like both work wise and at home~

I think I'll call it safflower. I'll have to order hatching eggs though so that it won't be totally alone.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Adorable! The duck in my avatar is a crested Silver Swedish and my ducklings mother. She is calm and sweet. Having two blue alleles makes silver, one blue makes blue, and no blue makes black. So, are yours one of each?

I am keeping this duckling. She is the sister to the blue in the earlier picture. I believe she is lavender, having blue from mom and brown from her Khaki/Appleyard dad.

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The lady I got mine from has
3 dark blue moms and 1 silver mom and 1 silver drake that breeds all 4 ladies
I have one darker blue
One that’s light like Smokey colour and the yellow but it’s not like my Pekin ducks yellow

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Adorable! The duck in my avatar is a crested Silver Swedish and my ducklings mother. She is calm and sweet. Having two blue alleles makes silver, one blue makes blue, and no blue makes black. So, are yours one of each?

I am keeping this duckling. She is the sister to the blue in the earlier picture. I believe she is lavender, having blue from mom and brown from her Khaki/Appleyard dad.

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My yellow looks a lot like this one
She has blue eyes yet both her parents have brown

 

[StormsnSaugeye]

The lady I got mine from has
3 dark blue moms and 1 silver mom and 1 silver drake that breeds all 4 ladies
I have one darker blue
One that’s light like Smokey colour and the yellow but it’s not like my Pekin ducks yellow

That's a great combination! I hear there aren't many breeding pairs of swedish ducks left so I might have to look into getting this one a companion. I'm not sure of the sex yet. I'll save it for another day when it's rested up a bit.

 

[StormsnSaugeye]

My yellow looks a lot like this one
She has blue eyes yet both her parents have brown

That's really rare. I haven't actually seen any domestic ducks with blue eyes before.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

That's a great combination! I hear there aren't many breeding pairs of swedish ducks left so I might have to look into getting this one a companion. I'm not sure of the sex yet. I'll save it for another day when it's rested up a bit.

That’s what the lady I got mine from said
They are becoming more rare