calling all duck people! what am i?!

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

yep, that's a black bibbed, not where near a call duck either. Just a black bibbed . There are black bibbed calls, but they are much much smaller and the bills are tiny compared to this one.
And yep, magpies are pretty much pied all over

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

yeah that was my first reaction to her bill. i was thinking a mallard x with black swedish? idk feet are jet black. VERY WEIRD but we all know that mallards mate with everything! haha especially in the wild!

 

[duckluv]

Bill looks kinda like a Dutch Hookbill's?

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

for size comparison she is the size of my japanese bantam

 

[Funky Feathers]

Did the car by any chance run over its bill? Kinda looks like it did.

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

hhahahahaha noooooooo!!! and that whole incident happened when it was just a duckling so its been like 3 months

 

[JJchiknshak]

She looks JUST like my black call duck. Except my Black call has a shorter bill.
See!

With one of my runners (For size comparison.)

Being broody... which she does OFTEN! She hatched 3 chickens earlier this year. She's sitting on 11 (Finally) fertile duck eggs now.

 

[wpalmisano]

"Shoveler." They have an elongated spoon shaped bill, exactly like the photo. If its not purebred, it's in the mix. They breed in your area.

 

[Sweetfolly]

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I was reading through this thread just waiting for someone to mention a Shoveler!

Yes - I'd say that this ducky is definately a domestic duck/Northern Shoveler hybrid. The bill shape is a dead giveaway.

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

so is it illegal or immoral to keep??? if its a migratory duck?