Rescued babies- I don't think these are pekins?

[nettie]

Hi everyone,

In my line of work I meet a lot of duck people and I recently met someone who saved two little babies from certain death at a local park. We are trying to figure out what kind of ducks they are. Normally I am really good at breed guessing, but I'm a bit baffled at these guys... Maybe you can help me out... It seems like one might be a runner and the other a white crested, but maybe they are both pekins? I just don't know... (they are the same size)

Here's a video of them as well If you got facebook (not sure how to imbed it here)-

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=533819091294

 

[Countrypunk92]

The white one is a White crested duck.

 

[nettie]

I was thinking white crested too, since it's about the same size of the other one, and I can't think of a breed thats as big as a pekin that would have a brown face and belly. the darker one looks a lot more like a runner in the video....

How someone could ever dump these guys while still at baby maximum cuteness, I'll never know.... At least someone has taken them in and will love them. It almost makes me cry knowing they'll be loved now instead of eaten.

 

[Amiga]

I wonder if they might be crosses? But there seems to be some runnerness in there. Hooray for the rescue!

 

[Duckles]

We had 2 that looked like pekins as ducklings (one is in my avatar) now they are grown and I'm pretty sure they're golden layers. In adolescence they looked like that non crested guy. Very cute!

 

[desertdarlene]

I don't know what they are, but I'm glad you rescued them.

 

[DuckLover9138]

Were they really abandoned or were they hatched by local ducks? You might have taken them away from their moms. They look like a few weeks old. April is when ducks hatch?

 

[the duck whisperer]

The first might be a... maybe a white crested or a crested runner mix??? The second maybe is a buff? Got me. Good for you rescuing them.

 

[DuckLover179]

Not pekins.... My best guess is Buff, and White Crested. So happy you rescued them!

 

[Miss Lydia]