What breed?

[Kazchap]

Hi
I’m not sure what breed my ducklings are... I’ve just hatched 5

 

[Melky]

I personally think it is too early to tell. But Indian Runners will be erect stance and run more than waddle and the coloring is easily detected from a Muscovy. Need to see new feathers and posture.

https://www.google.com/search?q=indian+runner+ducklings&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

https://hedgecombers.com/muscovy-duck/

 

[Melky]

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I’m not sure what breed my ducklings are... I’ve just hatched 5

Are they all supposed to be the same breed?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't see a Muscovy in the pics you posted. At least from here the bill doesn't look Muscovy.

 

[chickens really]

Won't the people who gave you the eggs have some sort of idea as to what eggs you hatched?
Were these from your own flock of Ducks?
Very cute though..

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

They don’t really look runner in the eyes to me. I’d guess a crossbreed of some sort. I couldn’t guess till they were older.

 

[Kazchap]

Hi
The guys that gave me the eggs said they could be either or a mixture of both.
They are so fast moving around they make the baby chicks look like they are moving in slow motion .

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

Hi
The guys that gave me the eggs said they could be either or a mixture of both.
They are so fast moving around they make the baby chicks look like they are moving in slow motion .

I’d guess mixture of both. They don’t look entirely runner, or entirely muscovy.

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

If they are indeed a mix you may not get any eggs.

 

[Upper Brook House Farm]

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I’m not sure what breed my ducklings are... I’ve just hatched 5

Hi,

I’m an experienced breeder in England. I know that in the US you have different genetic pools and variations, so I may think it’s one breed and you may not have it in your country, or you may call it something different (e.g. in the UK we call snowy call ducks Abacots.)

A couple of them look like fawn and white Indian runners to me, and a couple look like buff Orpington’s. They could be across between the two, they don’t look like pure breeds to me. I used to do both of those breeds, and, if you want to be producing good quality, pure-bred Exhibition stock the markings on the ducklings need to be more defined. I think the third one and first one could be crosses, but I’m pretty sure the one at the bottom is a runner.

Thanks
James