Shaws call duck incubation thread (hatch a wonderful(worthless to Ralphie) dux thread)

[Ruralhideaway]

Might she have been #6 in the group shot?

I think so. 1 or 6. The others thus far are grays.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

About how old are they when they start getting their adult feathers?

Mine hatched April 26 and have been feathered for ages now. Checking pics.
Edit... about 5 weeks.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Mine hatched April 26 and have been feathered for ages now. Checking pics.

Thank you!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Mine hatched April 26 and have been feathered for ages now. Checking pics.
Edit... about 5 weeks.

Ok.. then mine have a bit to go yet. Still not sure about my little "chocolatey" one...

 

[Pyxis]

I think so. 1 or 6. The others thus far are grays.

I'm gonna tentatively say appleyard then.

The drake I don't think is pastel. Nor do I think it's blue fawn. It almost looks blue appleyard, if there is such a thing. It seems to have some harlequin patterning going on and in the baby picture it looks like an appleyard duckling, only blue.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I guess this is a pastel. It's a drake I think, no quack. #4 from photo above.

He/she is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I'm gonna tentatively say appleyard then.

The drake I don't think is pastel. Nor do I think it's blue fawn. It almost looks blue appleyard, if there is such a thing. It seems to have some harlequin patterning going on and in the baby picture it looks like an appleyard duckling, only blue.

Well that's interesting! One egg had the word blue written on it, for whatever that's worth.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Ok.. then mine have a bit to go yet. Still not sure about my little "chocolatey" one...

Can't wait to see what that one turns into.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Can't wait to see what that one turns into.

I know... me neither!

 

[Pyxis]

Well that's interesting! One egg had the word blue written on it, for whatever that's worth.

I phoned a friend

So here's your answer: in the baby picture, 1,2,3 are greys. 6 is restricted gray (appleyard) as I thought. 5 is either an overly marked black bibbed or black magpie. Four is blue fawn restricted, so kinda 'blue appleyard' like I thought.