Blue swedish without bibb? Is this a thing?

[indianaducks]

I am still trying to figure out what my random gray duckling from rural king (hoovers hatchery) might wind up being. I don't know much about duck color/marking genetics. I've been in the dog world for a while but ducks are a new hobby. Could my gray duckling be a blue swedish without a bibb?

I have a blue swedish with a bibb... and then I have this random gray duckling. Looks pretty much identical in stance and coloring to my blue swedish... just without a bibb. It's definitely not a blue runner... so I'm not really sure what else it could be? I presume its not a mix since it came from rural king by way of hoovers. So wondering if its just a "mis-marked" swedish - is that even a thing in ducks? (aka swedish without typical swedish markings).

 

[casportpony]

Do you have any pictures?

 

[indianaducks]

Here’s a photo

 

[DuckDuckSook]

I'd like to know what people say too. I'm thinking I might have a similar duckling in my bunch but mine are still very young so hard to tell.

 

[DrHawkeye07]

I would still be suspicious of it being a blue runner that's not true to type. I don't keep runners myself, but I've heard that some runners don't stand as straight and tall from certain hatcheries.

 

[indianaducks]

I would still be suspicious of it being a blue runner that's not true to type. I don't keep runners myself, but I've heard that some runners don't stand as straight and tall from certain hatcheries.

Seems plausible then for sure. I had them outside in a pen while I cleaned their garage brooder. And he/she stood up a bit more. Still mostly acts like my Swedish but

 

[Quatie]

I have a chocolate, black and fawn and white runner ducklings. The fawn and white runner is very vertical. The chocolate and black are becoming more vertical overtime. Mine are 2-3 weeks old. All three are very lean. Swedish are not lean ducks. I have a swedish duckling too. If I can get a good pic of the two I can show you the difference.

 

[indianaducks]

I have 4 fawn and white runner ducklings and 1 blue Swedish duckling. And then the gray. That’s why I am perplexed and didn’t know if it was just a Swedish without a Bibb or a runner that doesn’t stand up. Or something else entirely.

 

[Quatie]

Yeah. I could see them mixing up a blue runner with a blue swedish in an order if you got other runners. That would be an easy mistake to make.

 

[indianaducks]

Yeah. I could see them mixing up a blue runner with a blue swedish in an order if you got other runners. That would be an easy mistake to make.

I just got them from the assorted duck bin at a farm store.