Does blue in ducks (Swedish) work like blue in chickens?

[rollyard]

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Yes, black x blue will give blue & black progeny, approx 50/50, both sexes. A blue bird is a black bird diluted to blue by the incomplete dominant blue diluting gene (heterozygous).

But a blue x blue Muscovy will give theoretically 25% silver (pearl grey)(N/N), 25% black (n+/n+), & 50% blue (N/n+).

I have not read of splash in muscovies, but splash (& silvers) in mallard derivitives occurs when birds (Mallard derivitives on extended black) are homozygous for blue ie pure.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Oh! Thanks so much for the pics. I'm glad I asked because I would have been befuddled by them being solid silvery and not 'splashed' splashes.
Can't wait! I've sent most of my duck eggs to Deb's for her to hatch, but I set some here the 28th and again the 8th --- and need to set more today.

Lisa