Ok picked up two baby Pekins a few weeks ago at TSC. One had some slight black on it's back I figured ah no big deal it makes it more interesting looking. Well it appears the black is getting bigger.. Cannot tell if feathers will be this color as it still has baby duck fuzz..
It should get darker, at least partly. I don't know if it would be a "throw back" but some other breed was in that one's background at some point. My muscovy ducklings are yellow fuzz with black butts. They will end up being black barred. The first pic is week olds, the second they are about 2 months. They are much darker now at 3.5 months. Your Pekin won't get that dark (I think) but just so you can see how much they can change from babies.
