Ok I am completely awful with reading color genetics. I have read all the articles on the this forum I could find but now my brains just swirling & im still confused.
Here is my dilemma:
1) Right now I have a mix Drake. I believe him to be an Ancona & Rouen mix. He is black & white (kinda like a black swedish) with some green sheen through his head (the kind where you can only tell in the sun) & has blue wing feathers (I believe comes from the Rouen). His beak is yellow and his feet are yellow with black patching like Anconas. To me he’s quite unremarkable. He’s I dunno black & white haha.
My females include pure Saxony, pure blue Swedish & pure Welsh Harlequin.
If I were to use him for breeding come spring and incubate are my chances super high of getting all black & black/white ducklings using these females?
2) I have a chance of acquiring a trio of 12 week olds that include a Pekin Drake, Pekin Duck & a Cayuga Duck.
Im just wondering if using a Pekin Drake over all the females I will have will give me a higher chance of different color & patterned ducklings. As well as a chance for pure Pekins not to mention better yield of meat if I’m graced with an awful drake/duck ratio hatch.
Can anyone give me insight? TIA
Here is my dilemma:
1) Right now I have a mix Drake. I believe him to be an Ancona & Rouen mix. He is black & white (kinda like a black swedish) with some green sheen through his head (the kind where you can only tell in the sun) & has blue wing feathers (I believe comes from the Rouen). His beak is yellow and his feet are yellow with black patching like Anconas. To me he’s quite unremarkable. He’s I dunno black & white haha.
My females include pure Saxony, pure blue Swedish & pure Welsh Harlequin.
If I were to use him for breeding come spring and incubate are my chances super high of getting all black & black/white ducklings using these females?
2) I have a chance of acquiring a trio of 12 week olds that include a Pekin Drake, Pekin Duck & a Cayuga Duck.
Im just wondering if using a Pekin Drake over all the females I will have will give me a higher chance of different color & patterned ducklings. As well as a chance for pure Pekins not to mention better yield of meat if I’m graced with an awful drake/duck ratio hatch.
Can anyone give me insight? TIA