what breed is my duckling?

[desertdarlene]

I also need help determining what kinna duck I have. I bought it from a pet store who had a mixed batch and new nothing at all about them becuz the breeder did not give papers with them. I picked what I thought was and hoped was a mallard male. Now im not so sure its a mallard. It has all black feet with very little bit of a white spot. fPlease help!

[/URL] Looks like a rouen (which looks like a large mallard).

 

[amberx]

Someone please help me determine what kind of duck I have. U bought it at a pet store who had a mixed batch of ducklings. They got tuem from a breeder and had no clue what kinna ducks they were or how old. I picked out a duck i hoped was a mallard but now im not so sure. Its feet are all black with a thin cream

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[desertdarlene]

Someone please help me determine what kind of duck I have. U bought it at a pet store who had a mixed batch of ducklings. They got tuem from a breeder and had no clue what kinna ducks they were or how old. I picked out a duck i hoped was a mallard but now im not so sure. Its feet are all black with a thin cream

[/URL] color outling its toes. Please help!

Still looks like a rouen, their feet sometimes change color as they grow older.

 

[amberx]

Thank you! I tryed revising my first post an accidently did 2 posts. Lol quote name="desertdarlene" url="/t/768726/what-breed-is-my-duckling/30#post_11130838"]
Still looks like a rouen, their feet sometimes change color as they grow older.
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[desertdarlene]

You're welcome. I was having problems quoting your first post, so my first one got a little messy. I think you will love your rouen, they look like mallards, but are usually too heavy to fly. You might want to think about getting a second one as ducklings get lonely by themselves.

 

[amberx]

Im gonna have to get another one becuz it wants constant attention. If its not bieng held by me all day it will screach and cry until i pick it up. It chases me around the house screaching till i sit then itll jump on my lap and sleep.. quote name="desertdarlene" url="/t/768726/what-breed-is-my-duckling/30#post_11131118"]You're welcome.  I was having problems quoting your first post, so my first one got a little messy.  I think you will love your rouen, they look like mallards, but are usually too heavy to fly.  You might want to think about getting a second one as ducklings get lonely by themselves.
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[chicken pickin]

So my duckling is now 7 weeks old and to me still looks nothing like a Silver Appleyard(from what I have seen of other silver appleyard pics). What do you guys think?

 

[chicken pickin]

By the way, and this is only my guess and may not be the case, but I have a feeling that your duckling might be a boy. We'll have to wait and see if I'm right because it's still too early to be definitive about gender. Both males and females are very beautiful.

And I think you are correct in it being a boy. My other 3 ducklings at 7 weeks are quacking and this one does a quieter raspy peeping. Time will tell.

 

[desertdarlene]

Hmmm, doesn't look like an appleyard anymore, but I still have a feeling it is and will change colors soon.

 

[ShayBaby]

Hmmm, doesn't look like an appleyard anymore, but I still have a feeling it is and will change colors soon.

I agree. There's no mistaking it as a baby, so I'm thinking its in the awkward teen stage.. a drake who is in the mallard-hen-look phase. As he gets older, I'm guessing he'll feather out more to look like an Appleyard drake.