Rare white swedish?

Not just the pink bill but the lack of color in the eyes (hers are blue) and white feathers. It can show up as just a patch of missing color.

You really can't tell from the picture but Blondie was pure white. Probably what people call light splashes are leucistic instead! We had seen some birds in the wild that were light but never knew what it was called. It's basically a dilution gene gone wild :)
 
She is missing pigment in her bill, feathers and partially in her eyes but not totally on her legs and feet. You are right, true albinos have pink eyes and no color whatsoever.
If she were a white duck, her bill and feet/legs would be yellow or orange. It's mainly the clear, pink bill that gives it away. Here's a video that might help. If you search Google, there are pics of leucistic Mallards and other ducks. We had another one last hatch that was beautiful. She was only missing color in her feathers but had the slate blue bill and legs of a swedish.

We just got a new white one from our hatch!!
 
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