Silver appleyard duckling question

[Floof]

I'm supposed to have 4 silver appleyards but one of them doesnt have much of a mohawk. Is he still an appleyard? They're from Holderreads, so I hope they're all the right breed.

 

[Ratchnick]

It has a black butt, none of my holderread saxony had that.

 

[Isaac 0]

Some SA come completely yellow looking when young, normal.

 

[Floof]

It's hard to tell from the picture but he does have dark tail feathers, just no distinctive mohawk.

 

[Floof]

Some SA come completely yellow looking when young, normal.

Would the completely yellow ones develop the normal markings of the silver appleyards or would it result in a totally white bird? I know they are known to throw white appleyards occassionally but that it is undesirable for breeding true to their standards.

 

[Isaac 0]

I belive they do stay white the rest of their lives, @Pyxis knows genectics way better than I do, we'll see what she says.

 

[Floof]

My next thought is should I ask for a replacement? I specifically ordered 4 silver appleyards, not the white appleyards which cost less, and then 18 assorted. I only recieved 3 with mohawks and then this little guy with black tail feathers (close but still probably not going to work for breeding like I had planned).

 

[Floof]

Maybe I just sorted them wrong? Anyone want to weigh in?

this was the list that came with them

everyone together

gold and silver Welsh harliquins (but one died a few days ago)

golden cascades

Saxony

3 silver appleyards and 1 questionable baby

silver appleyard in question

I was really hoping to be able to make breeding groups. They will be pets with a mission of breeding and selling hatching eggs/ducklings so if this one doesnt fit in one of the groups I'm not sure what to do with it.

 

[Ratchnick]

I don't think it will be a white appleyard because it still has the eye marking and a faint mohawk

 

[Floof]

I don't think it will be a white appleyard because it still has the eye marking and a faint mohawk

My only other guess was maybe they sent me 5 saxony on accident instead of the 4 appleyards. I'm hoping for appleyard!