Welsh harlquine question.

[DellaNTuff]

I let my welsh harlquine trio hatch some eggs. (The one girl went broody when I was away so I just left her be)

I have 1 that has an orange bill but not a green head like all the other drakes
Is he a drake or?

He is middle here, not the greatest pic but snapped it before I let them out for the day.

 

[happy duck]

If he has a green head he is a drake.

 

[happy duck]

If he has a green head he is a drake.

Orange bill...probably not a drake.

 

[chickens really]

I see 4 Drakes in that picture.

 

[DellaNTuff]

Yes he should have a green head if he's a drake. But he should also have a black bill if he was a hen.
I was just wondering if there was any thoughts as to why that duck was different from its parents and siblings.

 

[OliveGreen]

The two pale ducks in the middle with the orange bills and eye stripes look a bit like Appleyard girls to me, and the fellow standing next to them on their right with a partially green head looks like an Appleyard Drake.