Magpie Duckling or Something Else?

[nm4e]

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One on the left (That would be Sage) has black legs, but orange on the webbing. On the right (Basil) has mostly orange feet with a little black on the webbing.

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One in the middle (Chive) you can see a foot and it is similar to Sage above, with a little more black.

So adorable! They look very similar to mine (Pepper) with many of the same markings! Pepper is also relatively quiet compared to my other two ducklings. I'm not sure if that means he might be a boy or if the breed is quieter. One of mine, I think it's the Pekin, has started to honk/quack but it's hard to tell which one is making the noise because they all like to yell at me at the same time, haha!

 

[btrask]

I thought we had two drakes and a hen for the longest time. Basil quacked super early. Chive is starting to quack (I think) but Sage is holding out. Time will tell, they are just over 5 weeks.

 

[nm4e]

I thought we had two drakes and a hen for the longest time. Basil quacked super early. Chive is starting to quack (I think) but Sage is holding out. Time will tell, they are just over 5 weeks.

I think they are about the same age as mine. I picked mine up from the farm store March 28 and I think they had been delivered the day before. The store clerk had no idea how old they were, but I'm guessing they had been hatched earlier that week since they were delivered that Friday. Maybe they're related, lol! They sure do look alike. I'm in Arizona, but I have no idea where the ducklings were shipped from. It's been a learn-as-we-go process. My poor, patient husband has been pitching in, thank goodness!

 

[btrask]

Learn as you go for us as well. We started the talk about chickens but switched to ducks based on more research. Team effort on our end however I like them a heckuvalot more than I thought I would We picked ours up March 29 and hatch date was March 25. Unsure of the supplier either.

 

[Isaac 0]

Ancona, Crested Runner, and a Pekin.

 

[Eric Rosario]

as per information available on the web found, Ancona has one gene of runner patern mutation the white colour on body and Magpie has two genes of that mutation. Means Ancona has 50% chance to give the white spots to it's offspring and magpie has 100% to produce ducklings with one gene which means the baby will be ancona.

the black colour could be replaced with blue brown etc. the white spot pattern remains.

i have first ducklings this year some of them are from ancona based on the marks and seems one of the duckling sister of two drakes is pure white ancona on (exactly looking like pekin) but geneticaly it is different white, now the ducklings are more similiar to magpie ducklings as to the ancona.

legs of our babies are pure black or spotted black and orange

seems the value between black and white is confusing when it is a black duck with white patch on chest which might be extended to neck maybe head or it's a white runner pattern. Even with my new ducklings i'm not sure, as some black babies are from Black female and brown drake (no ancona pattern present) and the others are from pekin x ancona, both looks black and white.

 

[btrask]

Here is my trio at about 6 days old. With the more uniform coloring (White or yellow front and black top) that would put them in line with Magpie, correct?

 

[Dees ducks]

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Here is my trio at about 6 days old. With the more uniform coloring (White or yellow front and black top) that would put them in line with Magpie, correct?

Yes definitely magpie - I just hatched 6 this morning, some black and white, lavender and white and chocolate and white!

 

[Dees ducks]

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Here is my trio at about 6 days old. With the more uniform coloring (White or yellow front and black top) that would put them in line with Magpie, correct?

Also love the ones with the stripey feet!

 

[Eric Rosario]

Yes definitely magpie - I just hatched 6 this morning, some black and white, lavender and white and chocolate and white!View attachment 2117672

which one is lavender? how does the lavender duckling look like? do you have a better pic of it to see the colour so i could compare to mine ducklings? thx