TSC Duckling Identification

[indianaducks]

Any idea what this little guy/gal is? Kind of a brownish gray. Slightly Lighter on chest. No real markings except the stripes on the head. Assorted duck bin at farm store from Hoover’s hatchery. Been looking online at various “ID my duckling” websites and can’t figure out this one. Golden 300?

also have a plain brown one that has yet to be identified. But mostly curious about this stripy face guy with no other markings.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

If the duckling is smaller than the others it could be a Mallard(-mix) if it is the same sized as the others, a Rouen(-mix).

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't think TSC carries mixed ducklings.
Sorry forgot to say I think it is a Golden 300 and just adorable

 

[indianaducks]

I don't think TSC carries mixed ducklings.
Sorry forgot to say I think it is a Golden 300 and just adorable

Thank you! I can’t wait to see what my last few TBD ducklings wind up being in terms of breed! It’s been fun!

 

[indianaducks]

One of my yet to be determined ducklings. All gray. Thought he might be a runner but doesn’t stand like a runner. So think I’m ruling that out. Got him at rural king. (Him/her).
I have a blue Swedish with a Bibb I got at the same time, but this gray one doesn’t have a Bibb.
thoughts?

 

[DuckDuckSook]

One of my yet to be determined ducklings. All gray. Thought he might be a runner but doesn’t stand like a runner. So think I’m ruling that out. Got him at rural king. (Him/her).
I have a blue Swedish with a Bibb I got at the same time, but this gray one doesn’t have a Bibb.
thoughts?

Love the color! I don't know breeds very well, but just wanted to say that he's beautiful!

 

[indianaducks]

I reached out to Hoover’s Hatchery on Facebook because I’m so curious what breed this guy/gal might be. (Rural King indicated they got their ducklings and chicks from Hoover’s.)
Hoover’s said it looked like a female khaki Campbell?! I had no idea female KCs could be a gray color?! If so I’m thrilled to know I have at least one female duckling

 

[AyemTater]

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?

Duckling #1 looks a lot like a khaki/pekin hybrid. Hubby hatched out some last December and 2 looked just like that.

 

[Retvi]

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 what breed duckling two is? I just got one that looks exactly like it.

 

[Retvi]

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 ever find out what breed duckling number two was? I have one that looks exactly like it.