TSC Duckling Identification

[Mojoe1976]

I have 3 of these little guys. They are solid black and all look the same. I know what i hope they are.

 

[Yardmom]

Do the blacks stand up more than a typical duckling? Runners can be all black. My guess is your hoping for Cayuga which are all black.

 

[Mojoe1976]

Do the blacks stand up more than a typical duckling? Runners can be all black. My guess is your hoping for Cayuga which are all black.

No they do not stand straight and yes you are correct.

 

[Mojoe1976]

No guesses on the first?

 

[Countryangel]

I had a sick Indian Runner duckling (not contagious), so I had to go to TSC for medicine. Here is my sick duckling:


At TSC, I heard cheeping and saw ducklings. One especially made me think of an Appleyard, though the color wasn't quite right. And they also looked a bit like my duckling. I asked what breed these were, but the answer, typically, was "I don't know." Of course, this cutie and a friend jumped right into my cart. I finally got them to leave the cart... when I arrived at my car.



The head has an "appleyard" marking and the tail is black. The yellow part isn't a "clean" yellow. It is a yellow brushed over with faint black. The strangest part is that there is also black UNDER the yellow. In fact, each featherlet is black at the bottom, yellow in the upper part, but the very tips are black again. The tail is dark. The foot has white on it, and the ends of the wings are white. The upper bill has a black stripe over pink and the lower bill is pink.






Duckling # 2 from the same batch is similar but darker. The head marking is wider than a typical appleyard but there is a black head marking and a black tail. The back is a brownish yellow. Again, the bottom of each featherlet is quite black. This duckling has black feet and a black upper bill, with a pink lower bill. It has no white on the wings.






In contrast to my runner duckling, the head dips in between the eyes on the "forehead." There is a very definite V shape there.





Whatever they are, they are large and getting larger fast. Weights were 72 & 78 grams day 1, 92g and 108g day 2, and both at 145 g day 3. Compared to the Indian Runner ducklings, they are more timid and scared. They peep more loudly when isolated. They are more watchful when outdoors. They are much quicker to hide. (I got them the day TSC said they received them.)

Does anyone know what jumped into my cart? Appleyard or appleyard mix? Muscovy? Something else?

Did you figure out the breed? I just picked up 4 from TSC. 3 are the color of your top picture the 4th has a black stripe on head, yellow body and black tail

 

[Yardmom]

Did you figure out the breed? I just picked up 4 from TSC. 3 are the color of your top picture the 4th has a black stripe on head, yellow body and black tail

The black head stripe and black tail with yellow body is likely a silver appleyard.

 

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

Any idea on these cuties? I assume all yellow is Pekín, maybe the black colored are Rouen? Unsure on the other 3 that match. Can update with better photos if needed. Nice little tractor supply haul

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

Any idea on these cuties? I assume all yellow is Pekín, maybe the black colored are Rouen? Unsure on the other 3 that match. Can update with better photos if needed. Nice little tractor supply haul
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Here are my guesses:
Eye Stripes: Rouen
Yellow: Pekin or White Layer Hybrid
Grey Heads and Bills: Welsh Harlequin or Silver Appleyards. I think mostly it depends on how defined the diamond on their heads is.


Those are all the babies I see in the picture. Did I miss any??

 

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

Here are my guesses:
Eye Stripes: Rouen
Yellow: Pekin or White Layer Hybrid
Grey Heads and Bills: Welsh Harlequin or Silver Appleyards. I think mostly it depends on how defined the diamond on their heads is.


Those are all the babies I see in the picture. Did I miss any??

Better photo of the head still kinda hard since we’re not one to sit still. Doesn’t seem very defined

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

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Better photo of the head still kinda hard since we’re not one to sit still. Doesn’t seem very defined

I think Welsh Harlequin! I have one and she’s my favorite duck! They can be sexed with pretty high accuracy as babies, but only in the first three days or so. Boys will have an all dark bill, but girls have pink or neutral bills with a dark tip!