Mixed Duck identification help??? And is this in fact a Black Swedish?

[wealdooo]

We just got this duckling to day at TSC (3 days old, max, they said) along with a mallard and two white crested ducks. And it looks just like our 2 week old White Pekin did, but has black spots. I assumed that it's a mix, is that correct? Any ideas what it's mixed with??








Also, this is one of our 2 week olds. I thought it was a Black swedish because of it being all black, black beak, and yellow chest. But today I saw pictures of some Cayugas that looked similar. I would just like other opinions of whether or not this is a Black Swedish.












- Thank you!!

 

[jdywntr]

I doubt the one is a mix since hatcheries don't sell mix breeds and thats where TSC gets theirs from. It could be ancona, magpie or a poorly marked, well many breeds.

Does the black stand that upright all the time? If so, I'd say runner.

 

[wealdooo]

I honestly couldn't really understand what you meant by standing upright, so I uploaded a private video of the duck walking. Hopefully this helps:


And for the duckling, thank you for that information. It does look a bit like an Ancona even though they seem to usually have more black on their backs. But it does have that little black right above the beak that I noticed on most Anconas. Thank you so much!

 

[jdywntr]

I'd say runner.

See how the runner duckling stands up with the belly almost vertical.

And swedish belly more horizontal to the ground

 

[wealdooo]

And as far as TSC not doing mixes, this is the breeds they claim to carry yet I have two white crested ducks I just got there today so I'm not really listening to what they claim to carry anymore.

 

[wealdooo]

Oh okay. Well, when we first got it, it looked exactly like the pictures of the swedish.

 

[Kevin565]

And as far as TSC not doing mixes, this is the breeds they claim to carry yet I have two white crested ducks I just got there today so I'm not really listening to what they claim to carry anymore.

All Mallard derived breeds can carry the crested gene. It could be a crested Pekin.

 

[wealdooo]

 

[wealdooo]

white crested is the same as a crested pekin.

 

[Kevin565]

White crested ducks are not the same as pekins. A white crested duck usually weighs around 6 pounds - 7 pounds while a crested pekin weighs quite a bit more than that.