What colour ducklings can i expect?

[Ninaqwe]

Hi,
I have indian runner ducks. Drake is apricot. Female is white, with one little black dot on head.
In which colours will come out their babys?
Is possilble that I can get apricot baby?

Thank you for answering

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I think you cannot tell. The reason is that gene which makes ducks white is a gene for no color in the feathers. But, then can still carry any other color or pattern underneath. Now the black dot confuses me. I am guessing it is a somatic mutation, but not really sure, strange runner pattern? If you want a guess though, I am going to guess blue ducklings. Your Apricot has two blue alleles so they will get one from him. If your female is white but has black alleles hidden then you would get blue. Here is an excellent article on duck genetics from Pyrxis that may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/
Please let us know how they turn out!

 

[Ninaqwe]

I think you cannot tell. The reason is that gene which makes ducks white is a gene for no color in the feathers. But, then can still carry any other color or pattern underneath. Now the black dot confuses me. I am guessing it is a somatic mutation, but not really sure, strange runner pattern? If you want a guess though, I am going to guess blue ducklings. Your Apricot has two blue alleles so they will get one from him. If your female is white but has black alleles hidden then you would get blue. Here is an excellent article on duck genetics from Pyrxis that may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/
Please let us know how they turn out!

Thak you