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

[shawluvsbirds]

Hmmm they also come in white “sports” so maybe you got a cross colored one? Ralphie would be the one that will hopefully see it!



Wow, I love his chest! But yea, kinda baffling. Maybe Pyxis can enlighten us.

Well I think Ralphie dux is the dad. . and he has had a brown head all the time too so I'm thinking that it may have something to do with whatever genetics duck and Jane have (Ralphies parentage)

 

[CayugaJana]

How are Duck and Jane doing? Gimpy??? Have you decided on if it’s a male or female

 

[Pyxis]

Wow, I love his chest! But yea, kinda baffling. Maybe Pyxis can enlighten us

Do we know his parents? Ralphie you think and do you have any idea who the mother is?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Do we know his parents? Ralphie you think and do you have any idea who the mother is?

Dad had to be Ralphie or Memphis . .both duck and Janes babies. Memphis was a gray.
Not positive on the mom since Sofie jumped off her nest and got on a nest of mixed eggs. . I only know for sure my blue Bibb was Lexis egg cause it was a pink color. She was the only one that laid a pink ish egg. . So guessing would have to be thea the pastel. . Ralphie and Memphis sister. . or Sofie the blue fawn female.
Got all that?

 

[WVduckchick]

Dad had to be Ralphie or Memphis . .both duck and Janes babies. Memphis was a gray.
Not positive on the mom since Sofie jumped off her nest and got on a nest of mixed eggs. . I only know for sure my blue Bibb was Lexis egg cause it was a pink color. She was the only one that laid a pink ish egg. . So guessing would have to be thea the pastel. . Ralphie and Memphis sister. . or Sofie the blue fawn female.
Got all that?

I think we need a photo collage with name plates

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I think we need a photo collage with name plates

I know right! I should work on that
I used to have an app that let me make photo collages. I'm not sure how to do it on this phone.

 

[Pyxis]

Dad had to be Ralphie or Memphis . .both duck and Janes babies. Memphis was a gray.
Not positive on the mom since Sofie jumped off her nest and got on a nest of mixed eggs. . I only know for sure my blue Bibb was Lexis egg cause it was a pink color. She was the only one that laid a pink ish egg. . So guessing would have to be thea the pastel. . Ralphie and Memphis sister. . or Sofie the blue fawn female.
Got all that?

I feel like I need labeled pictures

Well, it can't have been Memphis if he was a gray. Can't get pastel from gray. So that would leave Ralphie as the only candidate for father. Could have been either Thea or Sofie based on their coloring. Do you happen to have pictures of the potential mothers handy? And Ralphie?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Omg I just downloaded an app and made this

I'm going to have some fun making collages

Good idear nat!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I feel like I need labeled pictures

Well, it can't have been Memphis if he was a gray. Can't get pastel from gray. So that would leave Ralphie as the only candidate for father. Could have been either Thea or Sofie based on their coloring. Do you happen to have pictures of the potential mothers handy? And Ralphie?

Well . .I thought perhaps Memphis carried a hidden copy of the blue gene like Jane does. . she is a gray but positive I got blue fawn, gray and pastel from her. They were my first and only two ducks at the time so no other sneaky hens possible lol.

Thea.

Jane and duck

Jane

Sofie

young Ralphie

baby Memphis

all three first babies belonging to duck and Jane.

adult Memphis

 

[Pyxis]

Duck's blue fawn, right?

Do you have pictures of the pastel babies you got from him and Jane?

Edit: Duh, just saw the second to last picture. That definitely looks like a pastel baby. Interesting that Jane looks gray, since you could only get pastel if she does indeed have a blue gene. Hmm.