New & Need Help! Please!

[Axlrosie622]

Hi all! Please help me identify my ducks Axl & Rosie. Are they both Magpie ducks? I ended up buying them from a cruel man feeding baby ducks to his snakes at a reptile show, I just couldn't stand the thought. Any information and help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Considering the crest on one, they are crested ducks... beautiful ducks too!

 

[Michelle 0831]

Thank you for saving those ducks!!!

 

[chickens really]

Many breeds can have crests...As far as the breed goes I am not sure?....

 

[cyriuskee]

I'd say crested magpies. They're gorgeous! Great of you to save the poor babies.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/magpie-or-swedish-ducks-just-not-sure.182548/

 

[Miss Lydia]

Bless your heart for saving them, they are gorgeous.

 

[chickens really]

Magpie is not a breed it's a colour...Many magpie Ducks...Call come in Magpie too, as do Runners...possible Swedish Ducks?

 

[Isaac 0]

They look like Magpie's to me.

Magpie's are a Breed.

The Magpie duck breed originates from Wales, where it was developed by Rev. G. Williams and O. Drake shortly after the First World War, possibly from an old Belgian Huttegem breed that looks remarkably similar in appearance in old paintings from around that time. Magpie ducks are similar in size and shape as the Khaki Campbell duck breed, but Magpies are predominantly white, with two areas of black plumage, a ‘cap’ on the top of their heads and patch on their backs. The black ‘cap’ becomes flecked with white as the bird ages and some may even turn completely white.
Magpie Ducks were entered into the British Waterfowl Standard in 1926. They arrived in the United States from Great Britain in 1963 and were later admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in 1977, where Black and White and Blue and White colour varieties are

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@Axlrosie622 very pretty ducks!! they do look like magpies, or possibly anconas, hard to say they could also be mixed breeds

Magpie is not a breed it's a colour...Many magpie Ducks...Call come in Magpie too, as do Runners...possible Swedish Ducks?

magpies are definitely a breed:

The Magpie is a light breed, reaching weights of between four and five pounds. They are named for their distinctively marked plumage. The plumage is predominantly white, with a colored cap on the crown of the head, and a large colored patch extending along the back from shoulders to tail. The Magpie is a long bodied bird, with a broad head, and a long orange or yellow bill. This duck's body carriage is fifteen to thirty degrees above horizontal when relaxed, and slightly higher when agitated. Standard varieties include Blacks and Blues.

https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/magpie

 

[chickens really]

Apologies!.....

.....Also a colour....