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Thanks. That gives me a good idea on what it will look like if it is a splash swedish. The one I have I got at 12 days old. It is now 2 weeks. The bill was dark when I got it, still is. Do the colors change? This duckling is not very vocal compared to the runners I have. Are swedish a quieter breed? Or is it a good chance I have a male? I hope it is a female.
 
I think it is a runner. It stands pretty upright to be a swedish. Maybe a blue or silver runner.
 
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I was kinda thinking so too, but my ducks stand like that sometimes too...like when on ALERT!
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I'm really interested...gotta keep following this post!
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If Wifezilla chimes in she will be able to tell if it is a WH or now....maybe she will see this one.
 
It looks close...but not quite like a WH. The color is about right, but that dot on the side of the face is something none of my ducks have had.
 
My Swedes stand like that sometimes....i have a swede duckling that just hatched out that looks like a baby pekin...its pappa's black its possible moms are blue and black and he's yellow (down) so it could be a swede
 
All of those WH that you got from me, Wifezilla, had that. The Silvers (the Golds had this too, but it was more of a fawn/brown) had areas of black tipping on the down, mostly around the heads and rumps. Some of them almost had the appearance of goggles wrapping around the head which faded to more spotting appearance as they aged. At a few weeks old they looked almost identical to the OP's bird (especially the lighter colored ones. If the OP's bird is a WH (which I still think is entirely possible), it is a hen. The bill color on mine began to change when they were only a few days old and by the time they were a few weeks old, a few of the hens already had completely dark bills.

It is funny that a few other people think Silver Runner as well. That is one of the first things I thought of too, but decided against that because of the overhead picture. In that picture, this bird is obviously bigger and stouter than the other three (which are presumed to be Runners). I can't wait to see how it turns out. I am still voting for female WH or possibly Splash Swedish!
 
Really Dana? Wow...none of the second generation had that. Too funny. These little critters do like to keep us guessing.
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