Indian Runner color questions

[lishah2000]

I've had a lot of ducklings hatched this year and a majority have coloring similar to this one. All the females are fawn and white runners. I have fawn and white, and black runner drakes. I also have one young pekin drake and a mallard drake. The mallards usually keep to themselves. Can't figure out if this coloring came from just the runners. (The runners are hatchery runners)

 

[sylviethecochin]

I did some research a few months ago. There's a website somewhere that lists the colors of runner ducks and the genetics involved. It so happens that American fawn and white (though not European) carry the blue dilution gene. When combined with black...

You get blue!

I'll see if I can find the website. It's pretty interesting.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Found my original post (the reason I did the research) and yes! I linked my sources!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...new-ducklings-genetics.1221119/#post-19543175

 

[lishah2000]

Found my original post (the reason I did the research) and yes! I linked my sources!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...new-ducklings-genetics.1221119/#post-19543175

Thank you! Your babies look like most in my first batch. They all went to a new home.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Thank you! Your babies look like most in my first batch. They all went to a new home.

You're welcome. Not my ducklings, though, just my dabbling in genetics research (I have a thing for breeds that go broody, and runners...don't.)

 

[lishah2000]

You're welcome. Not my ducklings, though, just my dabbling in genetics research (I have a thing for breeds that go broody, and runners...don't.)

All of mine have. Surprised me. The rest were hatched by my crazy broody chickens.