Mar 21, 2014 #1 Muckafoonee Hatching 5 Years Joined Mar 21, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Points 7 Got a shipment of Mallards and I have never seen a mallard Duckling as dark as this one The rest look normal like the one on bottom..... Last edited: Mar 21, 2014
Got a shipment of Mallards and I have never seen a mallard Duckling as dark as this one The rest look normal like the one on bottom.....
Mar 21, 2014 #2 Duckopolis Songster 5 Years Joined Mar 19, 2014 Messages 2,526 Reaction score 73 Points 163 Location In the Wilderness of Colorado My Coop My Coop If you ordered them from a hatchery, they may have sent you the wrong duckling or it just had a color problem in the egg.
If you ordered them from a hatchery, they may have sent you the wrong duckling or it just had a color problem in the egg.
Mar 21, 2014 Thread starter #3 Muckafoonee Hatching 5 Years Joined Mar 21, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Points 7 Yep a hatchery... I figured they goofed just wanted to see if anyone has seen a dark Mallard duckling before I have ordered plenty and raised some when I was younger and don't recall a black one
Yep a hatchery... I figured they goofed just wanted to see if anyone has seen a dark Mallard duckling before I have ordered plenty and raised some when I was younger and don't recall a black one
Mar 21, 2014 #4 Duckopolis Songster 5 Years Joined Mar 19, 2014 Messages 2,526 Reaction score 73 Points 163 Location In the Wilderness of Colorado My Coop My Coop I have mallard ducklings and I have seen yellow ones but not dark ones.
Mar 21, 2014 #5 desertdarlene Crowing 14 Years Joined Aug 4, 2010 Messages 4,495 Reaction score 132 Points 376 Location San Diego That looks like a black Swedish duckling.
Mar 21, 2014 #6 Duckopolis Songster 5 Years Joined Mar 19, 2014 Messages 2,526 Reaction score 73 Points 163 Location In the Wilderness of Colorado My Coop My Coop desertdarlene said: That looks like a black Swedish duckling. Click to expand... Yes, it does.
Mar 21, 2014 #7 Finny Songster 6 Years Joined Jan 5, 2014 Messages 838 Reaction score 87 Points 128 Duckopolis said: Yes, it does. Click to expand... X2
Mar 22, 2014 Thread starter #8 Muckafoonee Hatching 5 Years Joined Mar 21, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Points 7 That is what it looks like and the hatchery sells them I guess we'll wait and see
Mar 22, 2014 #9 desertdarlene Crowing 14 Years Joined Aug 4, 2010 Messages 4,495 Reaction score 132 Points 376 Location San Diego It'll be bigger than the mallards and not fly very well.
Mar 23, 2014 Thread starter #10 Muckafoonee Hatching 5 Years Joined Mar 21, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Points 7 They are being raised for food so in the long run flight isn't a concern