Name the breed! (?)

[melodysmommy]

Does anyone recognize the breed of my lovely duckie? She is 6weeks today, so maybe she is too young to tell. She started out yellow and black, but the yellow is transitioning to white.
And while I am here, anyone more experienced with ducks know if it is true that drakes don't make the traditional "quack" sound?

 

[willowbirdks]

Do you think she's an Ancona? There is a whole thread on here with pictures and information about Ancona ducks... That's what I have, and mine are still yellow/black but turning to white. I'm a duck newbie, so you are a bit further along than I am. But she looks somewhat like I expect mine to in a few weeks.

This link has been helpful to me as I'm listening to mine start to transition from peeping to making all kinds of noises: http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm It gives the male and female duck quacks. But the farmer from whom I bought my ducks told me that they will make a lot of different noises until they are about 9-10 weeks old, when it will settle in and you can tell for sure.

I'm sure the very experienced folks on here will be more help than I can... I know I've been thankful for their help, so hopefully you can get more solid information and answers!

 

[melodysmommy]

I was thinking Ancona after a little stumbling around. She recently started making a real quack sound recently. Thanks for your help!!