Half call,half silkie ducks

[Brookec86]

So this will be my first hatched, so I bet it will be easier but they don't seem to be as friendly as domestics for sure!

Ooh they are definitly great for showing

Even if they are hand raised they are flighty?[

 

[Brookec86]

Maybe not, worth looking into perhaps. I had a hard time finding them!

Never heard of them before. They seem cute. They are most likely not in Australia so I def won’t be able to get any.

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

There’s this feathered legged breed of duck called the Snyder duck. Here’s a link to a website on them: http://snyderducks.webs.com/

They are very interesting. Shame they aren’t in Australia, otherwise I would definitely get some.

 

[Gramma Chick]

If the mating results in a chick ..it would more than likely be sterile ...

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

If the mating results in a chick ..it would more than likely be sterile ...

Actually the person meant a silky duck crossed with a call duck. A silky duck is a bantam breed of duck that I hadn’t heard of until now.

 

[learycow]

If your female doesn't carry the silkie gene, then the offspring will have normal feathers (but will carry the silkie gene).
I have hatched several of these over the years. They tend to be slightly larger in size, have longer bills (like the silkies). Some are more tame but others tend to take on the timid nature of the silkie ducks

 

[Brookec86]

Are you saying you have hatched a half silkie,half call duck? And my female is the silkie which is a heterogeneous so her feathers aren't very silky. My call duck male is white.

If your female doesn't carry the silkie gene, then the offspring will have normal feathers (but will carry the silkie gene).
I have hatched several of these over the years. They tend to be slightly larger in size, have longer bills (like the silkies). Some are more tame but others tend to take on the timid nature of the silkie ducks

 

[learycow]

Are you saying you have hatched a half silkie,half call duck? And my female is the silkie which is a heterogeneous so her feathers aren't very silky. My call duck male is white.

They cannot have silkie feathers unless they get a copy of the silkie gene from BOTH parents.
So they are half silkie half call as far as genetics go. But they have normal feathering. They carry the silkie gene if 1 parent is silkied, so can produce silkied offspring IF bred to a silkie or silkie carrier

 

[Brookec86]

Here they are

 

[Brookec86]