Muscovy duckling

[CaliFarmsAR]

Um, that is actually wrong.
I just realized: when I looked for information on "duck" genetics, I found information on mallard-derived ducks, but because muscovies are a different species they have some different color genes.

https://alsquackery.com/muscovy

According to this, "lavender" in muscovies is caused by a different gene (they are calling the color "lavender" and the gene "pastel.") And blue is caused by a gene that works the way I expected it to, just like in chickens and in mallard-derived ducks.

So crossing a blue female with a lavender male should give black babies that carry the lavender gene, and blue babies that carry the lavender gene. No chocolate, and no sexlinks.
Sorry about getting it wrong the first time

So all the ducklings should be black? And it’s totally fine! Thank you for your time and being willing to explain all this

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ya lavender in muscovy works just like lavender in chickens. It's a simple recessive dilute gene.

 

[NatJ]

So all the ducklings should be black? And it’s totally fine! Thank you for your time and being willing to explain all this

Half of them black, half of them blue.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Half of them black, half of them blue.

Ok! Awesome! What would a lavender pied hen crossed with the lavender drake be? I was expecting all lavender, but some with pied and some solid

 

[NatJ]

Ok! Awesome! What would a lavender pied hen crossed with the lavender drake be? I was expecting all lavender, but some with pied and some solid

I think that is correct.

 

[Pierre duck drake]

Hey guys! I’m very excited today as my second Muscovy hatched late last night!! Does anyone know what color he/she is? The dad is a lavender and the mom could be black, white, blue, chocolate, black & white, lavender pied (she has been broody, so I don’t think it’s her duckling). Any help figuring this out is greatly appreciated!! Also, what ducklings should I expect from a blue hen crossed with the lavender drake? @Pierre duck drake, my eggs are obviously for sure fertile looks like I’ll have to try and catch one of the hens laying before she goes broody, so we can do the egg swap!! Two of the hens are broody!

This is the duckling! View attachment 3121439View attachment 3121440

Here’s a picture of the blue hen, she is nesting so I’m trying to figure out what a blue crossed with the lavender will look like! View attachment 3121448

That is the cutest duckling ever!!!! Both of my hookbill drakes died, (from a eagle) so I can not trade eggs right now. We don’t have a lot of room at our farm to ad a lot more ducks, but maybe I could buy some!!
How much does a dozen eggs cost?

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I think that is correct.

Yay!