What breeds are these beautiful ducks I photographed in California last week?

[quackers-and-cheese]

Dear Pyxis and Georgina, I've updated the photo. Now has numbers, so easier for us to "point" at the them.

If they are muscovies, then yes, they will grow caruncles (that is what the red fleshy growths on their faces are called). Third from the right is most likely a welsh harlequin female, probably hatchery stock, since her coloring is a little off.

Thanks, Pyxis. I appreciate the guidance.

So the ducks are (looking at updated photo):
1: poorly colored welsh harlequin female
2 & 3: Pekins
4: Blue Swedish
5. poorly colored welsh harlequin female
6 & 7: probably Muscovy crosses

 

[quackers-and-cheese]

maybe those two are immature muscovies, not Muscovy crosses.

Immature means baby/young?

 

[Pyxis]

Immature means baby/young?

Yep, meaning young. They grow in their caruncles as they mature, and those don't have them yet.

 

[quackers-and-cheese]

Yep, meaning young. They grow in their caruncles as they mature, and those don't have them yet.

I find this fascinating! Fascinating that there's no caruncle at all in their youth, rather than a small but growing caruncle.