Pekin with pale Bill?

[Ellies5Ducks]

Hello! I was given 5 baby Pekins back in the fall and was told there probably Perkins but could be saxony or a mix... Anyways, I was wondering if it is normal for them to have pale bills... all 3 of my ducks (two females one male) have a pale bill so maybe it’s a saxony mix... However they still are full white but lay cream colored eggs. I also attached photos below

 

[Cynjay]

Ok I'm no pro at this... But that looks like my Duck, which she is a Pekin. And her beak is that color.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Could they be white layers? they have pinkish bills compared to the orange of Pekins. @WannaBeHillBilly

 

[Ellies5Ducks]

Could they be white layers? they have pinkish bills compared to the orange of Pekins. @WannaBeHillBilly

I definitely could be... the lady said there’s a chance they are either pekin runner or Saxony but she may not completely know either so maybe

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not Runner or Saxony. White layer look a lot like Pekin except for Bill color an they don’t the leg problems Pekins can have.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

It depends on the weight, the agility and the egg-laying:

	White Layer​	Pekin​
Agility	Very active foraging duck	Relaxed and laid-back duck
Weight	Light to midsize duck	Heavy to super-heavy duck
Egg laying	About one egg per day	Maybe an egg every 2-3 days

Now nobody knows exactly how Metzer Farms has created the White Layer, but i am sure there are some Pekin genes in there, for example Blanca Duck must have the stomach and digestive tract of a Pekin duck (aka. "Black Hole"), she is a voracious eater and gulps down everything that fits through her throat…
Rule of thumb: Small to midsize duck is either a White Layer or a Barnyard surprise mix, heavy and large duck with bright orange legs and bill is most likely a Pekin variant.

 

[Ellies5Ducks]

It depends on the weight, the agility and the egg-laying:

	White Layer​	Pekin​
Agility	Very active foraging duck	Relaxed and laid-back duck
Weight	Light to midsize duck	Heavy to super-heavy duck
Egg laying	About one egg per day	Maybe an egg every 2-3 days

Now nobody knows exactly how Metzer Farms has created the White Layer, but i am sure there are some Pekin genes in there, for example Blanca Duck must have the stomach and digestive tract of a Pekin duck (aka. "Black Hole"), she is a voracious eater and gulps down everything that fits through her throat…
Rule of thumb: Small to midsize duck is either a White Layer or a Barnyard surprise mix, heavy and large duck with bright orange legs and bill is most likely a Pekin variant.

Okay so with mine I’d say there pretty heavy, laid back, but lay everyday constantly. I don’t care what they are I was just curious about my little ducky’s!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Okay so with mine I’d say there pretty heavy, laid back, but lay everyday constantly. I don’t care what they are I was just curious about my little ducky’s!

That is the correct attitude!
If the brown duck on the third picture is a Mallard i am sure the white one is a White Layer.
If the brown duck on the third picture is a Rouen i am sure the white one is a Pekin.
And it could always be a Barnyard Surprise duck!