Heritage Duck Thread!

[MagpieDucks]

There is a dark phase and a light phase. What did they look like when they were younger? I think the light phases are the yellow ones with Mohawk and the darks are the ones that look like mallards. Please don't quote me on this but that is my understanding.

 

[MagpieDucks]

White white.

 

[3bird]

Cool! What are you gonna do with all them ducks?

We are going to have a slug-snail-tick free garden! ...and eggs!

 

[3bird]

@3bird .... you seem to be knowledgeable about white appleyards and such. I have two I think are white ones, But its confusing. Apparently they are silver, but they look white to me! And nowhere near as dark as the appleyards Ive seen pictures of.....

I wish we were more knowledgable. We've been learning. I agree, it is tres confusing!

 

[MagpieDucks]

I want Miniature Australian Spotted Ducks! (Blue head).

Has anybody heard of Miniature Golden Cascades? Holder read sells them now.

 

[3bird]

There is a dark phase and a light phase. What did they look like when they were younger? I think the light phases are the yellow ones with Mohawk and the darks are the ones that look like mallards. Please don't quote me on this but that is my understanding.

When ours hatched, five had the typical mohawk (I posted a picture above), and two were entirely white/yellow. Now at 5 weeks, the five with mohawks have changed dramatically, but the white ones are exactly the same--no black at all yet. We'll keep you posted.

 

[MagpieDucks]

@The Duck Ladie Lets see those anconas! And magpies and campbells and welsh harlequins!

 

[Evergray]

I have Silver Appleyards. I have this pair and also 22 eggs in my incubator I also have 3 Saxony babies right now as well.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Wow! That's a lotta eggs! Are you keeping all the babies? Nice ducks!

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

White white.

So like a pekin then?

What did they look like when they were younger?

I just got them now, as adults. I dont know what they looked like, I assume like @3bird s?