One of my ducklings came blind! Missing an eye socket. UPDATE 2/7 pg3

[Omniskies]

The easiest way to tell the difference (and the only way at this age) is the size. Mallards are small enough to virtually be a bantam duck. If they're mallards they'll be smaller than all of the other breeds. If they're rouens they'll be roughly the same size as everyone else.

The one you think is a swede definitely looks like one. I'd lean more toward him being that than a cayuga. Cayygas can be born with yellow on their breasts, but it's usually faint.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I agree on both. I have some cayuga babies, and there is one that has a yellow bib, but it is more yellow with black underneath it, not solid yellow. And mallard ducklings would be smaller than rouens, that's about the only way to tell them apart period! Very cute babies!!

 

[G Wiz Ranch]

Well, RaeRae passed away last night. She was eating and drinking pleanty, but she was not growing like the others. Her head was miss-formed, so I didn't have a lot of faith that she would make it. Sucks....

 

[shelleyd2008]

Sorry you lost your baby, but it's probably for the best. It won't suffer anymore.

 

[citalk2much]

I am sorry the special ones always take a little place in the heart

 

[andehens]

we can sure get attached to these guys

 

[conny63malies]

oh poor thing.

 

[muscovy94]

very sorry for your loss

atleast he is in heaven now.

 

[ibpboo]

That is sad.

for you.

 

[Wifezilla]

Her life was short, but you made it really great for her.