Check out these ducklings

[GregnLety]

We have 2 Pekin drakes and a runner hen. The hen is hatching some eggs and a couple of the ducklings have dark colors. Is it possible a wild drake mates with our hen?

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Perkins hide many colors under the white. Very cute ducklings looks like a brown and fawn and white. Very normal.

 

[Miss Lydia]

precious ducklings
if you scroll down a ways on this link it will explain the white gene
and the colors they can hide
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/

 

[ruthhope]

precious ducklings
if you scroll down a ways on this link it will explain the white gene
and the colors they can hide
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.

Very informative article. I didn't know any of that [its always good to learn something new] Thanks for sharing Miss Lydia

 

[Miss Lydia]

It's all greek to me @ruthhope, But it's so interesting what colors these birds produce.

 

[GregnLety]

4 of the 6 ducklings survived and are already near as big as their mom.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So pretty