Please help me identify my duck

[TheKoiFish]

My wife and I found an abandoned duckling yesterday all alone and can't seem to figure out what kind of duck it is....we think it's a mallard but are not sure. It looks like a Mallard or Rouen but light collored on the back of it's neck and orange and black feet

 

[xke4]

I don't have a clue! Very splotchy in his colouring both on his body and his feet. Here you see 2 wood ducks on the left and one mallard on the right. Both varieties have a more solid head and back than yours and do not have as much yellow on their legs/feet. Also, their bills are dark. Can't wait to hear what he is. Was he on the road?

 

[Goat_Walker]

Its not a Rouen or Mallard... I dont think it is a scovie.... might be across. Im tempted to say ancona but thats just cus ive had them in my head for the past week. Good luck!

 

[rajza00]

Maybe a magpie? Mine looked just like this as ducklings...they had the black "cape" and scattered black markings everywhere else.

Very cute duckling either way!

 

[spydertoys]

I also think it looks like one of my Muscovy ducklings.

 

[ChaosTheory]

Looks like a muscovy or muscovy-mallard hybrid.

 

[streemers]

do you have other ducks? have you cared for a duckling before?
Welcome to byc!

 

[1lpoock]

I definetly think magpie or ancona

 

[TheKoiFish]

unfortunately we have no way to take care of him, we are both students at OSU with 3 dogs already....what should we do

 

[Goat_Walker]

* Raises hand and waves it around like a maniac*
SEND IT TO ME SEND IT TO ME!!!