how did this happen?

[naked_neck]

i hatched some eggs form my trio of crested ducks. my drake is fawn and white and my hens are chocolate. the drakes parents were fawn and white as well but i dont know the hens parents colors as they came from a hatchery. the ducklings are BLUE! i dont know how that happened but it was quite a surprise to open the bator to blue babies. does anybody know how this could happen? does it have to do something with the chocolate gene?

 

[kstaven]

White on the drakes side and undoubtedly black mixed in on the chocolate side could give you the potential for the blue.

 

[Kristina]

Hey there! Don't know much about this stuff but just saw that you were from louisiana too! Whereabouts are you located?

 

[naked_neck]

hey, im from central la, about 45 minutes from alexandria. where are you from?

 

[Kristina]

I'm from down by Grand isle/ fourchon area....everybody from louisiana on here is far from me LOL one of these days somebody from my area will join!

 

[naked_neck]

had 3 more hatch. 1 w/a bib and 1 w/a bib and apron. they all have white rings around their necks.

3 more tapping and 1 almost in the air cell. 4 more due next weekend. 2 naked neck eggs due the 5. that will be it for this year. the NN are almost done laying and i dont need anymore ducks even though they are still laying.