Can anyone tell what breed plz

[The Duck Ladie]

The one in the front looks like a blue swedish, as for the back, I need a better picture.

 

[chickens really]

Better pictures needed....One thing everyone agrees on is they are Ducks.....

 

[CayugaJana]

Since everyone’s consensus is Blue Swedish and Cayuga I thought I would provide you with pictures of my Blue and Cayuga for comparison. They do look similar to mine but as mentioned before, a better picture would be easier to confirm.

I can see why you thought the cayuga was a black swedish at first! My black swedes looked just like that.

 

[buggymuffin]

Since everyone’s consensus is Blue Swedish and Cayuga I thought I would provide you with pictures of my Blue and Cayuga for comparison. They do look similar to mine but as mentioned before, a better picture would be easier to confirm.

I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you don't have a Cayuga, at least not a purebred one. Cayugas are solid iridescent black. The ducklings are solid black as well. The females don't get white feathers until they are older (a year or more) and they are very random.

 

[CarleeAnn]

I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you don't have a Cayuga, at least not a purebred one. Cayugas are solid iridescent black. The ducklings are solid black as well. The females don't get white feathers until they are older (a year or more) and they are very random.

We assumed she not purebred, and don’t really mind! However, it does seem common for the ducklings to have a slight yellow chest, I attached a picture of supposedly purebred Cayuga ducklings. We love her little bow tie, and her eggs! Haha

 

[CayugaJana]

I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you don't have a Cayuga, at least not a purebred one. Cayugas are solid iridescent black. The ducklings are solid black as well. The females don't get white feathers until they are older (a year or more) and they are very random.

All 10 cayuga ducklings I bought from Metzers had varying degrees of yellow on their chest. But it disappeared when they got older.

 

[buggymuffin]

All 10 cayuga ducklings I bought from Metzers had varying degrees of yellow on their chest. But it disappeared when they got older.

That is interesting. We've purchased around a dozen over the past 5 years (2 from Metzer, the rest from a local feed store) and none of them had any yellow. I've also never seen any yellow on the other Cayugas I have seen in feed stores. They definitely didn't show any white when fully feathered (until after they started laying).

 

[chickens really]

We assumed she not purebred, and don’t really mind! However, it does seem common for the ducklings to have a slight yellow chest, I attached a picture of supposedly purebred Cayuga ducklings. We love her little bow tie, and her eggs! Haha

Your Ducks are beautiful...Lady I have contact with raises Cayuga and yes...They can have yellow as Ducklings and even sport the white chests.......

 

[CayugaJana]

That is interesting. We've purchased around a dozen over the past 5 years (2 from Metzer, the rest from a local feed store) and none of them had any yellow. I've also never seen any yellow on the other Cayugas I have seen in feed stores. They definitely didn't show any white when fully feathered (until after they started laying).

That IS interesting! I’ll have to catch one this afternoon. She had just a few white dots on her back when she was in that weird half down half adult feathers. Then they disappeared. I noticed this week that she has some white dots on her under belly. She’s about 4 months old. And from Metzers.

 

[CarleeAnn]

When is the typical first molt?