I think I have a Cayuga? *pics*

[LovinMyPeeps]

My money is on cayuga, she looks like my hen.

 

[70%cocoa]

She's a pretty black duck with a crest and a very small, irregular bib. Beautiful, but not fitting any breed standard. Not a Cayuga and not a Swedish. But it doesn't matter - she doesn't need a breed name anyway, just her own personal name

She's a real cutie.

 

[Mikanik]

I'd def say there's some Cayuga in there for sure!

Looks *alot* like my little 4 1/2 week old duckling....minus the white. Pekins were my favorite ducks until I got that sweetheart. Definitely a cutie! I want a little crested beauty so bad now after looking at all the various cresteds around the forum! They look like they have funny little sunday hats on.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

I've kept Cayugas, and blue Swedish. Blue Swedish throw black Swedish. So, you may have been informed correctly, but yours is a black Swede off a blue.

I've also had crested black Swedish (I really like those).

I only keep Cayugas now. Just sold the last of my blue Swedes last month.

The terrific black feet are the only thing that throw me for a Swedish.

My final opinion is this: it's a poor quality Black Swedish, Blue Swedish, or Cayuga, but it's a fabulous looking duck! So, what's it matter in the end? It's a duck to be enjoyed, but probably not a duck to breed.

 

[Mikanik]

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LOL...You know you spend too much time on Facebook when you read a post like yours & look for the "LIKE" button!

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

Thank you, you're very kind. Keep in mind, I am not an expert; just opinionated.

 

[bibkel]

Cayuga I bet. we have blue swedish and cayuga plus a few, and here I baby pics of one of the blue swedish and one of the cayuga as babies.

My blue swedish-one has a nice solid white chest and my other has speckles, like the black swedish posted earlier by ducklover1. I hear that the blue will have a possible black offspring and that is normal, as they are a cross anyway. It is all confusing. Look for the green, that will confirm it.

Some cayuga have white spots, and I hear they are simply not show quality, that is all.

One of my cayuga girls now has a bad foot, swollen and hot, and she is lethargic. I am sure she is not laying, and I have been searching on the site to see what may be the issue.
She may have scratched herself on a nail, I found a board with a rusty nail sticking up.....poor girl.

Darn it, can't remember how to post a pic! I uploaded two baby pics...I will keep trying. (my goodness, this is annoying...LOL)

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I have a black Cayuga from Ideal that was all black until her last baby molt. Then she developed white around her neck. Now this spring, she has a good bit of white around her neck and she lays a light gray egg.
Only one of my Cayuga from Ideal laid a almost black egg to start with. Since we wanted black eggs we just ordered hatching eggs from a breeder. We don't mind the eggs turning gray through the season but they should at least start out dark or black.

 

[ModernGameGrl]

I think she looks like a crested black swedish looks nothing like our Cayugas.

 

[itsjustjen]

What sells me most for Cayuga is she is green in the sunlight. In the first 2 pics I put up you can't see it but now she is almost always emerald. Will take new pics today so you can see the green.