Runner puberty question...

[JJchiknshak]

My 2 newest Runners Ella & Archie are now... oh I have to count... About 15 weeks old.
Ella has started flirting with me already... About 2 weeks ago I think. Running towards me head bobbing, quacking up a storm.

But my question is, when is Archie going to figure out what his job is??? He's my first drake. This is only my 2nd year with ducks. I started with 2 girls.

Also anyone have any idea what color ducklings I might get from a chocolate drake crossed with either a fawn & white, or a black?
Just curious. And I've already seen that duck color calculator thing... I don't really get it. lol

THANKS!

 

[Wifezilla]

I have a WH drake about that age. So far he knows he is supposed to climb on the girl's backs, but once he does he looks all confused and then just wanders off

 

[JJchiknshak]

I don't think Archie has even figured that out yet. lol

 

[Amiga]

I have all girls. Still, each is developing at her own pace. Of the eleven, one has been laying since 6-17, and six have yet to begin. They are all the same age (19 weeks if I recall correctly). So it doesn't seem odd that your drake hasn't gotten into the swing of things yet.

Storey's Guide tells me that a brown drake (if it has two brown dilution or buff dilution genes) and a black duck whose genes are both black will produce black and brown ducklings, sex-linked. Black males and brown females.

Since I doubt you have a genetic decoder, looks like we will have to wait and see exactly how it turns out.