What color Muscovy ducklings? edit: 12/10 And now they are laying!

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Here they are now!

There were 2 black drakes, a chocolate drake, and 2 blue/brown drakes. There was a blue girl, a chocolate girl and 4 girls that were blue/brown (one of those has barring-type markings).
So y'all were right on the colors.
Here are the ones I kept and tell me if I'm calling the colors right and 'pairing them correctly'.
Black drake

with blue girl:

They should make black and blue 'lings, right?

Chocolate drake (on the left in the pic above w/ the black drake) with chocolate girl?

They should make all chocolate 'lings?

The blue/brown drake with the blue/brown and blue/brown barred girl (does this color have a name?)?

(didn't get girl pics)
What will they produce?

Or should I rethink the pairings?

Any idea why some have white blotches on their heads? Of the 2 black drakes, one had a white spot and one didn't. The one with white spot got mouthy (overly friendly) --- so I sent him, a blue/brown drake and 2 blue/brown girls to live with mypalDeb.

Thanks!
Lisa

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Does anybody know the proper name for the color of the blue/brown ones?
Chocolate x chocolate = chocolate?
Black x blue = blues and blacks?
Thanks!

Lisa

 

[Bleenie]

Blue Brown ones are called Blue Fawns.
Chocolate x Blue Fawn = Chocolate & Blue Fawns

 

[Big Dreamer]

do Muscovy pair up or do they have a flock of females like other domestic ducks?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Thanks! Blue fawn!
I don't know. I'm pairing Mario and Giada (the chocolates), Jacques and Julia (the black and the blue), and Gordon with Rachel and Lydia (the blue fawns).

Lisa

 

[swheat]

Quote:
Hi Lisa,
Gordon X Rachel & Lydia = Chocolate Boys & Girls, Blue Fawn Boys & Girls and also Buff Boys & Girls (kinda like Black ,Blue,Splash but Chocolate, BlueFawn, Buff) and should have higher % of Blue Fawns.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Thanks Steve! That's what I needed to know.
Much Thanks!

Lisa

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Yaaay! Got my first Muscovy eggs this week. Not sure which of the four girls are laying because they are all together.
I had them penned separately and something killed the choc drake (he got loose and wouldn't come out of the woods and something got him).
So when I separate them again, who should I pair the chocolate girl with? The black or the blue fawn?
Black drake x chocolate duck = what?

Thanks again!

Lisa

 

[swheat]

Quote:
Lisa,
If you pair the chocolate girl with the black drake you will get all black with the males split to Chocolate(unless your black drake himself is split to Chocolate) and you probably will not know until you test breed. If he is split to chocolate you should get about 50% Black and 50% Chocolate.

If you put her with the Blue Fawn drake you will get Blue Fawn and Chocolates

If it were me I would put her with the Blue Fawn drake(I am guilty of loving the colors

).

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

Quote:
Muscovys are like most domestic ducks. They do NOT pair up. Males will easily kill females if only in pairs.. He will over breed her. I have had many friend loose females because they didnt have enouph... Sometimes my males have 10 hens to breed with and take care of all 10 just fine.

Ryan