Does ANYONE Have Any Questions About Ducks? Anything can be Asked and Everything Will be Answered.

[KateySue]

What cute babies! You have three Pekins, one chocolate runner, and two blue Swedish.

Blue Swedish was the guess on my post as well. I was asked to post additional pictures as they grow and get their feathers. I'm so glad y'all are around for questions!

I have another question. How can you tell that their Pekins and not some other breed of white duck?

 

[KateySue]

Since the sign said white layer, it’s making me think possibly that the smaller white one that’s sitting down could be one. Is there a noticeable size difference?i

Yes. That one is noticably smaller than the other two. I just assumed it was a little younger. The larger two have feathers coming in at about the same rate, but the smaller one is just now starting to get some pin feathers (? Is that what they are?).

 

[Table4Six]

Blue Swedish was the guess on my post as well. I was asked to post additional pictures as they grow and get their feathers. I'm so glad y'all are around for questions!

I have another question. How can you tell that their Pekins and not some other breed of white duck?

I go mainly by body characteristics.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe pull up some pics on line and compare things like bill color etc. Might be some things that are different in the white layer compared to the pekin besides size.

 

[Table4Six]

Yes. That one is noticably smaller than the other two. I just assumed it was a little younger. The larger two have feathers coming in at about the same rate, but the smaller one is just now starting to get some pin feathers (? Is that what they are?).

I have a white layer hen, and she was always smaller than the pekin I raised with her. Her facial structure is smaller:

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a pretty girl

 

[Table4Six]

What a pretty girl

Thank you, she lays lovely big eggs too. Another thing is bill coloration. I’ll go get pictures comparing my Pekins bill to my white layers.

 

[KateySue]

Maybe pull up some pics on line and compare things like bill color etc. Might be some things that are different in the white layer compared to the pekin besides size.

I'll have to go look. The two larger ones have different color bills. One is more of a pink orange and the other one is more yellow. The smaller one has a yellow/orange color too. I think you can tell in this picture. The light washes it out a little, but the duck on the right has more of a pink color.
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[chickens really]

Alsbury have flesh coloured Bills, Pekin Orange and white layers are yellow.

 

[Table4Six]

White layer:

Pekin: