What breed is this duck??? I'm so confused.

[Bird fanatic]

I recently bought 5 ducklings from tractor supply the other 3 i'm pretty sure I know the breeds Cayugas and maybe a golden 300 hybrid but the other 2 I have no idea I've looked up breeds that look like them and I've come up with silver Apple yards maybe Welsh HarliQuinn's (or however you spell that!) and I'm not sure which one they are I just need help, or if they are something completely different! I'm stumped!!!

 

[Bird fanatic]

Both look like this

 

[cheezenkwackers]

They are either Silver Appleyards or Golden 300s. The dark beaks makes me think Golden 300.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Both look like this
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Typically diamond on the head = Silver Appleyard but I am inclined to agree with @cheezenkwackers due to the dark bill
My SA pictured below for comparison

 

[Finnie]

Yeah, it’s definitely not a Welshie. It reminds me of the golden 300s I had once.

 

[Bird fanatic]

Thank you that helps a lot!!

 

[Bird fanatic]

Since they may be golden 300s are they both males? I've looked up the duckling coloration and it shows this pattern to be males I really hope not but

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Since they may be golden 300s are they both males? I've looked up the duckling coloration and it shows this pattern to be males I really hope not but

It is not the pattern but the color that determines gender in Golden 300s. Yellow and black = male, gold and brown = female. But yes, they both look like males to me. Time will tell. Did you happen to buy them from Tractor Supply? Any feed store that sells “straight run” but gets their ducklings from a hatchery that sells sexed ducklings, is more likely to have more males of the egg laying breeds. Tractor Supply gets theirs from Hoover and it seems like lots of people end up with more males.

 

[Bird fanatic]

It is not the pattern but the color that determines gender in Golden 300s. Yellow and black = male, gold and brown = female. But yes, they both look like males to me. Time will tell. Did you happen to buy them from Tractor Supply? Any feed store that sells “straight run” but gets their ducklings from a hatchery that sells sexed ducklings, is more likely to have more males of the egg laying breeds. Tractor Supply gets theirs from Hoover and it seems like lots of people end up with more males.

Yes I did get them from tsc, that makes sense though, I'm holding out hope though

 

[Finnie]

Yes I did get them from tsc, that makes sense though, I'm holding out hope though

That they are Silver Appleyard, then, and not Golden 300s!