Please help me ID my duck

[70%cocoa]

By the way, she's got a sensationally good bib. I'd kill for that bib!!!

 

[rifleman]

Thanks!

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

70%cocoa :

That's a beautiful duck. I'd say she's basically a Silver or Splash Swedish but with one dose of Chocolate (or Brown) dilution. The colour would be Lilac Bibbed. She's not Swedish, because they don't officially come in that colour.

Not yet they don't {they will. Soon enough. Mwahahahahahahha}​

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Can you post a photo of her yet?

 

[Kevin565]

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Photos are on his BYC page.

 

[rifleman]

Thanks everyone for your help in trying to identify Lucy.
I want to find a Mate for her, What do you guys think would be a good type of drake to breed with her?
What I really want is ducks that lay alot of eggs!
Thanks!

 

[animalsRawesome]

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How can you only have 21/2 horses?

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Get a harlequin, campbell, or orpington if you want eggs. If you want more lucy's, get a blue swede.

 

[Amiga]

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First breed that came to mind was Khaki Campbell.

 

[70%cocoa]

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If I am right about Lucy's genes then breeding her to a Khaki Cambell drake (from a good egg laying line) will give you 100% Lavender offspring that look like Lucy but are a bit darker (because they will only have one dose of blue whereas I think Lucy has two doses of blue). Breed a Lavender drake (Lucy's son) with Lucy. You will get some Lilac (like Lucy) and some Lavender. At the same time breed the offspring of Lucy (the brothers and sisters) together and you'll get a mix of Lilac, Lavender and Chocolate. Next generation breed only the Lilacs and you'll get 100% Lucys.

If Lucy is not pure for some genes (like black) then you may get the odd one that does not follow the pattern I've described, but just keep breeding from the ones that look most like Lucy and it'll be pretty straightforward. You will also need to select for the best bibs too - that will probably be trickier then the colour side of things, but you have an excellent start in Lucy.

So I'd get yourself a quality, purebred Khaki male from a known laying line.

I'm jealous. I'd LOVE to have a Lucy!!

Ps. The Lavender I'm describing is not the same as Lavender in chickens. Works totally differently in chickens.