What color will i get from this crossbreed?

[Meine-Rossy]

i have a female pekin (M) x rouen (F) cross and a male blue swed x khaki cross that i want to breed but i can only have a limited amount of ducks and do not want a black duck from crossing them, any help/ideas?

 

[KathiQuacks]

Are you sure he’s a Blue Swede x Khaki cross? I don’t think he can be with that plumage.

If I had to guess just based on his appearance, I’d say all male ducklings will be mallard, and all female ducklings will be chocolate-mallard, so.. sex-linked ducklings? I don’t think there’s any chance of black ducklings.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Are you sure he’s a Blue Swede x Khaki cross? I don’t think he can be with that plumage.

If I had to guess just based on his appearance, I’d say all male ducklings will be mallard, and all female ducklings will be chocolate-mallard, so.. sex-linked ducklings? I don’t think there’s any chance of black ducklings.

I can see that being a blue x khaki. The blue gene was passed on and since you need two chocolate genes for it to show in a male he probably is only a carrier. The female would be carrying a single white gene so no white babies.

Neither of these two would give black as it's dominant.

You're correct that any chocolate babies would be females, but there's also a possibility of blue and regular mallard-type in both male and female.

 

[KathiQuacks]

I can see that being a blue x khaki. The blue gene was passed on and since you need two chocolate genes for it to show in a male he probably is only a carrier.

Now I’m just confused. Is he blue dusky?

 

[Canadian Wind]

Now I’m just confused. Is he blue dusky?

I'm not tossing in any dusky genes, as I don't understand those (yet). But the blue gene overrides the chocolate KC gene (you can see the blue in his head).

 

[KathiQuacks]

I'm not tossing in any dusky genes, as I don't understand those (yet). But the blue gene overrides the chocolate KC gene (you can see the blue in his head).

Wow, not sure how I never processed that blue head = blue gene Okay, that helps a lot, actually. I thought he was a different color, so his genes must be wrong, BUT after checking other gene combinations and visuals, I think you are very right.

 

[Meine-Rossy]

Are you sure he’s a Blue Swede x Khaki cross? I don’t think he can be with that plumage.

If I had to guess just based on his appearance, I’d say all male ducklings will be mallard, and all female ducklings will be chocolate-mallard, so.. sex-linked ducklings? I don’t think there’s any chance of black ducklings.

yes im sure, the owners only had khaki and blue sweds. what do chocolate mallards look like? any idea what she'd look like if i crossed her with a saxony drake?

 

[Meine-Rossy]

I can see that being a blue x khaki. The blue gene was passed on and since you need two chocolate genes for it to show in a male he probably is only a carrier. The female would be carrying a single white gene so no white babies.

Neither of these two would give black as it's dominant.

You're correct that any chocolate babies would be females, but there's also a possibility of blue and regular mallard-type in both male and female.

do you happen to have any pics of what they'd look like?

 

[Meine-Rossy]

does anyone also know what id get from crossing him with a female fawn and white runner duck? i dont rlly know much abt genes rn, cant find much helpful info and im not good at comprehending it, just want to make pretty ducks and learn.

 

[Canadian Wind]

do you happen to have any pics of what they'd look like?

You can do a search for it. Probably the easiest way.

does anyone also know what id get from crossing him with a female fawn and white runner duck? i dont rlly know much abt genes rn, cant find much helpful info and im not good at comprehending it, just want to make pretty ducks and learn.

There are duck genetics calculators, that's what I use when I'm not sure.