Need help identifying these ducks!

[aoxa]

When we still had our SQ call ducks the Khaki Campbells were MUCH larger than the calls. Often times people don't realize how tiny true quality calls should be. We have two calls still, the female is not much larger than out Mandarin ducks bill to tail length, although she is rounder and thus weighing more.
If you have calls that are long in bill and similar size as Campbell's they are most likely PQ (or sports)

They are PQ - for sure. No doubt about that. They are bigger than the calls in show, but are still stinking cute, and that's all that matters to me Don't plan on showing waterfowl.

Correction.. I do plan on showing my geese! Just not the ducks.

Those pictures above do look like similar sizing to my campbells, but my girls can't fly. Not even a little.

 

[toadbriar]

are dark campbells available in Canada? Maybe they're mostly-mallards with a dusky gene popped up. To be honest I think they're a more interesting, nuanced shade than flat black. If they were painted they'd be watercolor and charcoal instead of flat latex

 

[aoxa]

are dark campbells available in Canada? Maybe they're mostly-mallards with a dusky gene popped up. To be honest I think they're a more interesting, nuanced shade than flat black. If they were painted they'd be watercolor and charcoal instead of flat latex

I haven't seen them, but I'm sure they exist.

 

[Duchypoo]

Could they be indian runner x khaki campbell?
They look quite slim build for campbells and also you can get chocolate or black indian runners. But their beak shape looks like a campbell.
My khaki campbell girl is a great flyer.

 

[sarbee42]

Could they be indian runner x khaki campbell?
They look quite slim build for campbells and also you can get chocolate or black indian runners. But their beak shape looks like a campbell.
My khaki campbell girl is a great flyer.

My runners would be giant beside these two. I've got black, blue and chocolate and there aren't any similarities to the runners and these two at all. I have really small hands and I can hold each of these with one hand so they're tiny.

are dark campbells available in Canada? Maybe they're mostly-mallards with a dusky gene popped up. To be honest I think they're a more interesting, nuanced shade than flat black. If they were painted they'd be watercolor and charcoal instead of flat latex

I've seen tonns of khaki campbells but never any dark ones. These guys are the same size as my pair of mallards, the female being a little smaller since she's younger. They are really pretty but their feathers are really dull.. Probably weren't fed properly where they were.
BTW I love your profile pic.. LOL

 

[aoxa]

My runners would be giant beside these two. I've got black, blue and chocolate and there aren't any similarities to the runners and these two at all. I have really small hands and I can hold each of these with one hand so they're tiny.

I've seen tonns of khaki campbells but never any dark ones. These guys are the same size as my pair of mallards, the female being a little smaller since she's younger. They are really pretty but their feathers are really dull.. Probably weren't fed properly where they were.
BTW I love your profile pic.. LOL

Here is a flock of dark campbells. Beautiful IMO

Dark Campbell Ducks
Appearance: Drakes, Beetle green head & neck, Shoulder breast light brown each feather finely pencilled with dark grey brown shading to silver grey nearer the vent - Bill blue/grey/green with a black bean. Legs and feet orange
Ducks, Dark brown version of the khaki with similar lacing. Feet and webs dark brown colour with slate bill Size: Drakes, 2.5 to 3 kg Ducks, 2 to 2.5 kg
Dark Campbell Defects; Yellow Bill; Any white in neck or bib; Same feather colour under wing (caused if crossed with Khaki); Lack of feather lacing in ducks ie uniform smooth khaki feathers like the drake (caused if crossed with Orpingtons !) Lack of fine lacing in males. Blue eggs
******genetically a dusky format of the khaki . Blue so far partially unstable format is produced bt Dark males to khaki females******

 

[sarbee42]

They are beautiful

. Found a photo of some on feathersite and I don't think thats what these guys are.. The male is maybe a pound or two and the female maybe a pound at the most. Maybe the size of my call ducks but different body shape and my calls are definitely heavier since they're chubby little guys haha.

 

[aoxa]

They are beautiful . Found a photo of some on feathersite and I don't think thats what these guys are.. The male is maybe a pound or two and the female maybe a pound at the most. Maybe the size of my call ducks but different body shape and my calls are definitely heavier since they're chubby little guys haha.

Maybe they are just a mix?

My calls are chubby too. I have never weighed them - can't even get a hold of one to weigh. They are fast, and not tame at all. The closest they get is a foot or two, and only when I have the hose. They beg me to spray them when I have the hose. It's our bonding moment.

 

[sarbee42]

Yeah they could be

. Had a good look at them this morning and I'm still baffled as to what they are. Either way I think they'll stay here since they're different.
My calls are the same way sometimes. They only want to be picked up when they want to haha.

 

[aoxa]

Yeah they could be . Had a good look at them this morning and I'm still baffled as to what they are. Either way I think they'll stay here since they're different. My calls are the same way sometimes. They only want to be picked up when they want to haha.

They are cute and that's all that matters Well friendliness matters too. Eggs don't matter to me, because I really don't like the taste of duck eggs. All my duck eggs get fed back to the flock. I would hatch - but no drakes that are old enough yet. Out of the 9 I have now, only 2 are girls. They look identical too. All the rest have very boy voices.

My two girls are the blueish ones. The cream ones are all boys.

This black one is the drake I am thinking of keeping. He is the only one in that colour.