Mallard Duckling

[Metz]

My mallard hen has recently raised 6 ducklings, 2 are like her but the other 4 have strange markings, any ideas ?
Black rings round the eyes. Light yellow with evenly marked brown black spots. One of them has sort of a crest on it's head.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Whose the papa? Pretty duckling.

 

[Metz]

She only really has one friend a male Mallard. I also have what I thought was a big mallard but some on the forum thought he was a sweedish blue. He sometimes tries it on with her but she doesn't like him and very vocally rejects him. My muscovi's dont really have anything to do with her.
Do you think it looks anything like a mallard duckling ?

 

[chickens really]

I'm leaning towards a Mule. A Muscovy cross...

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't know about Mule could be, but here is some interesting information and lets see if @Table4Six can give us some info.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/recessive-silver-gene-in-ducks.1292227/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/snowy-mallard-duck-thread.1150497/

 

[chickens really]

Unless you have Breeding Muscovy I'm thinking a Muscovy Hen laid her eggs in the same nest then and pure Muscovy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Gray Farms any ideas?

 

[Gray Farms]

Looks like a Mule to me. Its not pure Mallard or pure Muscovy.

 

[sourland]

It is not a mallard derived duckling - very likely a mule.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So someone was being sneaky! lol