Muscovy duckling colors!!!

[Buck Oakes]

So I had three muscovy ducklings hatch on Friday an one hatched to day, two are black but I don't know what the other two are, can u help?

 

[Alaskan]

They look maybe brown.

But it is amazing how much they keep changing colors.

The ones that look black might not even stay that color.

You can look through this thread, some times people post pictures of their ducks at various ages.

I am always floored by how much they change.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/130753/muscovy-keepers-share-your-pics

 

[Buck Oakes]

Thanks , but they don't keep changing colors, I just don't know what color those lighter brown ones will be and okay I'll make sure to look through the thread

 

[Alaskan]

Well, mine have really kept changing colors.


I had one that was white with a very faint gray cap. Now at 8 months she is suddenly more of a silver, all over her back, where she used to be white.

I don't understand how these things are possible, but they do sometimes change drastically.

The only thing that has stayed the same is how much pigment they had on their legs...that has stayed the same. However, the pigment on their bills has changed.

I had a couple that hatched pretty chocolate looking, and I don't think that any of them, at 13 weeks really looks chocolate any more.

Odd, and weird.

 

[Buck Oakes]

Yeah , they change colors after prematurity so, it happens

 

[Going Quackers]

Looks brown...

hmm now to scour through my old shots lol and Alaskan is right, they change rather quickly, some will fool you.. i had some i swore were going one direction colour wise and then took another, guess they like to keep you guessing.

The little one standing is a brown and white. It's Mabel from my June hatch last year.



Here same two later on.. i thought her brother(behind her) was going blue but he went black...(obvious in this shot of coarse)

 

[Hersassy]

Well, mine have really kept changing colors.


I had one that was white with a very faint gray cap. Now at 8 months she is suddenly more of a silver, all over her back, where she used to be white.

I don't understand how these things are possible, but they do sometimes change drastically.

The only thing that has stayed the same is how much pigment they had on their legs...that has stayed the same. However, the pigment on their bills has changed.

I had a couple that hatched pretty chocolate looking, and I don't think that any of them, at 13 weeks really looks chocolate any more.

Odd, and weird.

I had two or have two they look like one of each of the colors that you had up on the top. The one dark one is got black on his head and black on its body and it’s got white spackles through it and it’s still changing and the brown one is now looking kind of lavender. They are two months old and every bit as big as my other ducks must be a really smart and funny. I love those ducks.

 

[Alaskan]

I had two or have two they look like one of each of the colors that you had up on the top. The one dark one is got black on his head and black on its body and it’s got white spackles through it and it’s still changing and the brown one is now looking kind of lavender. They are two months old and every bit as big as my other ducks must be a really smart and funny. I love those ducks.

I agree that muscovy have great personalities!