Duck babies

[FeatheredTech]

Hi, I just joined mainly because I have a question. Also because I have a young flock of chickens and ducks! My Rouen ducks are about a year old and just hatched a clutch of eggs today! I started with 4 babies last year, 2 males, 2 females (brothers and sisters). One male was recently killed by a mink and a female was injured. Not knowing whose eggs were whose I left the eggs in because the injured was on antibiotics. The other female appears to be mom tho. My question is, why are 2 of the hatchlings all yellow, and 4 normal dark Rouen colors?

These are all the duckies

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on your successful hatch and the new ducklings! Sorry about the ducks you have lost. I am not familiar with color genetics in ducks, you might ask on the Ducks forum where the colors are coming from www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us! Here is some light (

) reading on colour genetics in ducks that may shed some light on this for you:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...sic-colour-genetics-mallards-derivitives/0_30

But I'd also suggest asking in the Ducks section and see what the other Rouen owners say. Enjoy the site!

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

So sorry for your losses. I don't know anything about ducks either. So you might want to do as the others have suggested and post this question in our Ducks section for more help.

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our flock!

 

[roostersandhens]

 

[taylordsharp]

Can come one tell me what kind of ducks I have please?

 

[Gayleyy]

Hello and welcome!!! Best of luck!!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! The Ducks section is your best bet, good luck to you.