Can anyone identify these ducks?

Golden layer 300 are bred from Khaki Campbell's but I do not believe this is one of them. Why? Because one of the purposes of breeding the Golden layer is to have them sex-linked by color. The males express the black gene, not the brown. So, a brown duck cannot be a male Golden Layer. I bet your thinking "well this is a female Golden layer", I really do not think so. Khaki Campbell's, and many other breeds that have lacing in their feathers, have different colors above their tail when they get their first adult feathers depending on gender. Females get two toned, lighter feathers and males get solid, dark feathers, see the picture below of my first pair of Khakis. Also, that white band on the wing is also a clue. Only my drakes have ever had that (see 2nd picture, it is the same pair but a little younger). So, I believe you have two drakes, one Khaki Campbell and one Welsh Harlequin. I think the Welsh is a drake because of the dark feathers above his tail, his beak color, and it looks like he has dark green feathers coming in on his head. Your boys should be good friends.
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