Pekin with black spots???

[tkathleen]

My 3 ducklings-who appeared to be Pekins-are almost 8 weeks now and about full grown. The 2 females look and sound like Pekins, but the male has a few small black irregular spots-had them on his baby down and on his adult feathers too-and has almost NO voice-sounds very different from my 2 adult males-1 Pekin, 1 Crested White, very, very raspy and quiet-like he's lost his voice. I'll see if I can get my husband to help me post a picture, but do y'all have any idea if he could be a true Pekin, or something else mixed in? He's bigger than my other males, even though he's only 8 wks, and all 3 of the ducklings have yellow, much less orange, bills and feet. Any thoughts?

 

[Goat_Walker]

Definantly a mix if he has black.
Males have the raspy almost no voice quack while the females are the loud QUAAAAACK ones.

Pictures would also help

 

[tkathleen]

I'll work on the picture thing. I know males sound raspy, but he's 100 x raspier and quieter than my 2 adult males. I almost wondered if he's part Muscovy, except he really pretty much looks Pekin...What else is white with black spots? Any guesses on the mix, anyone?

 

[chicken boy sam]

OMG I think I know what it is! I think it's a pekin cayuga cross. Cayugas are just like pekins, but are black and don't talk that much at all.

 

[Goat_Walker]

really? Ive never heard that. The head and body shape looks differnt to me between cayugas and pekins. Pekins are loud and cayugas are quiet. Could happen though, hmm.. looks like i need to do some research!

Although - All my cayuga crosses have come out dark colors with bibbs.

 

[blissdragon]

Sounds like the cayuga cross theory is a good one. And more likely than this one cause of the quackless factor. But visually, you could be describing an ancona.

 

[tkathleen]

Interesting! He looks just like an Ancona with very few spots (just 3 or 4)...I know the feed store got the bunch from Privett Hatchery...I don't remember them even listing Anconasas available, but I wonder...I remember Swedish, Cayugas, Pekins, Buffs...but couldn't swear. It's a puzzle...

 

[Goat_Walker]

Quote:
Thats what I was thinking!

 

[tkathleen]

Still haven't gotten my own pic, but he's a ringer for one of these:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...LQ_ENUS300&tbs=isch:1&ei=hdn5S7PZNpTaMbOZ-IMI

 

[tkathleen]

Fewer spots though...