Chip n Dip

[cbrown86]

Can anyone tell me what kind of ducklings these are? I got them from Atwoods, and of course no one could tell me anything about them.

This is Chip.

And this is Dip.

 

[lovin my birds]

Im not an expert but chip looks like it could be an ancona. The second one looks like a creasted khaki campbell.

Very cute babies!

 

[cbrown86]

Thanks! Chip is really friendly and loves to be held. Dip is kind of a bully. He chases my chicks around when I put them in the outdoor pen. And if I take Chip out of the tub, Dip cries like a baby. Haha.

 

[roocrazy]

i think your right about the crested khaki campbell but the first is a muscovy

 

[cbrown86]

I don't understand how anyone can tell the difference with ducklings.

 

[Duck Mad]

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can u get a phot of chip standing up? so we can see body shape

 

[lovin my birds]

I dont know muscovy and anconas look alot alike. Does chip have a greenish tent to his beak. When they are that young you have to look really hard. At least for mine you did. If he has a greenish tent to his beak he is an ancona

A picture of them standing would be very helpful. Anconas stand at a forty degree angle since they have runners in their bloodline.

 

[DuckLover179]

Dip= Crested Khaki Campbell
Chip= Ancona duckling.


Chip looks a LOT like an Ancona, but decide for yourself:

Ancona ducklings= http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Anc/AnconaDlings.JPEG

Muscovy ducklings= http://www.rosyfinch.com/BabyDucks20070710.jpg

He also has the same beak shape as the Ancona.

 

[lovin my birds]

Thats what i thought. Muscovy (at least the ones that i have seen) dont have the "splothes". They have a more solid coloring. And muscovy dont have the black splotching on their beaks either. So i am going with ancona. Congrats by the way i have three ancona babies that i purchased a month ago from the local feed store and they are wonderful ducks. But so is my little khaki campbell. Which by the way. If you happen to get a female khaki they are known to be one of the best egg layers.

 

[DuckLover179]

Ooh, Chip could also be a Magpie:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32404_333.jpg

And

http://www.westknollfarm.com/Magpie_duckling.jpg

Okay, now I'm confused!

They've got the same spotted legs that Chip does, and the same beak...