Does anyone know how Blue and Black works in ducks?

[Krys109uk]

I'm thinking the reason the grey calls are not called mallard is because of the mallard ducks. It would be too confusing!

We'll have to disagree. Mallard colour is pretty obvious to me; I doubt one could confuse a call or a runner with a wild type mallard.

I did see someone referred to the drake as 'self' blue.

Self blue, I think, is blue all over. Hobby names differ in different countries.

Chocolate is a rich brown colour all over on females & with a darker head on males.​

 

[monarc23]

Krys, not that this helps much but heres Blue East indies as ducklings

I'll update pictures when they feather out :

a blue next to a black:

all 3 of my blues and my black:

 

[Henk69]

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There is no lavender in domestic ducks other than muscovies, different species.
Self means unicolor, solid.

 

[monarc23]

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There is no lavender in domestic ducks other than muscovies, different species.
Self means unicolor, solid.

wow that makes it a tiny bit confusing for people who are more keen with chickens. As you well know it means lavander in chickens. Oh well, I'm pretty sure self colors in fancy rats also meant solid over all color so that makes sense to me atleast

 

[Henk69]

Lavender should be called: lavender.

Self blue is a stupid name as is "golden" for a het silver.
Self does not mean truebreeding.
And lavender is not the same color as blue is.

But that's another topic...