I bought ‘Welsh harlequin eggs’- not. So what are they?

[Stipenvlerk]

Thank you for the reply!! Also HES SO CUTE!!

Did you see the parent ducks?

 

[talkhorsesducks]

Did you see the parent ducks?

Unfortunately I didn’t!

 

[Vicktoria Giuergia]

I don't have any idea what breed they may be. Just wanted to say how cute they are.
I love ducklings.

So do I, Those are adorable!!!!!!

 

[talkhorsesducks]

HI! Everyone I’m here with an update, the ducklings are two weeks old. I think My big guy Chaos is a blue Ancona duck, I suspect a male. I think My little Athena is a black runner duck I believe, and Apollo is feathering out into a welsh harlequin! Does anyone think otherwise?

 

[talkhorsesducks]

HI! Everyone I’m here with an update, the ducklings are two weeks old. I think My big guy Chaos is a blue Ancona duck, I suspect a male. I think My little Athena is a black runner duck I believe, and Apollo is feathering out into a welsh harlequin! Does anyone think otherwise? View attachment 3107290View attachment 3107289View attachment 3107288View attachment 3107287

 

[Finnie]

This one is a Welsh Harlequin, which is born out by your having one feather out as a Welsh Harlequin.

The black one I would have guessed was a Black Swedish, but other ducks can start out looking like a Swedish, so just a guess. I don’t think he looks like a runner, but sometimes runners look “wrong”, so who knows?

Also, based on the bill color of the day old Welshie, she’s a girl.

 

[talkhorsesducks]

View attachment 3107305This one is a Welsh Harlequin, which is born out by your having one feather out as a Welsh Harlequin.

The black one I would have guessed was a Black Swedish, but other ducks can start out looking like a Swedish, so just a guess. I don’t think he looks like a runner, but sometimes runners look “wrong”, so who knows?

Also, based on the bill color of the day old Welshie, she’s a girl.

Yes! That one is the welsh harlequin- from my research there are no other duck breeds that have those type of feathers. Yeah we’ll see for the black one it’s hard to tell what she’ll look like!

 

[Quatie]

HI! Everyone I’m here with an update, the ducklings are two weeks old. I think My big guy Chaos is a blue Ancona duck, I suspect a male. I think My little Athena is a black runner duck I believe, and Apollo is feathering out into a welsh harlequin! Does anyone think otherwise? View attachment 3107290View attachment 3107289View attachment 3107288View attachment 3107287

One of those is indeed a Welsh. Also looks like you have a buff. Their feathers can have a gray patterning to them. Looking at the duckling, I would still say it was a black swedish and it doesn't have much of a bib. That or it is a mix. Bib is a common phenotype in mix breed ducks.

 

[talkhorsesducks]

One of those is indeed a Welsh. Also looks like you have a buff. Their feathers can have a gray patterning to them. Looking at the duckling, I would still say it was a black swedish and it doesn't have much of a bib. That or it is a mix. Bib is a common phenotype in mix breed ducks.

Yes! Thank you for sharing, for the grey one, I gave his mom who is a blue Ancona and he looks a lot like her. Yeah the black one is a mystery we’ll see how she ends up looking.

 

[Vicktoria Giuergia]

View attachment 3107305This one is a Welsh Harlequin, which is born out by your having one feather out as a Welsh Harlequin.

The black one I would have guessed was a Black Swedish, but other ducks can start out looking like a Swedish, so just a guess. I don’t think he looks like a runner, but sometimes runners look “wrong”, so who knows?

Also, based on the bill color of the day old Welshie, she’s a girl.

They're all beautiful!!!!!!