What in the DUCK!?

[mikki080]

I’m so confused. I have 2 6 or 7 week old khaki Campbells. I think. I went on vacation for a week and came back see that one of them has new colors on their wings like a Rouen has. It’s black, not blue. The other one doesn’t have any colors at all other than brown. Take a look and let me know what you think. They’re also making new quack noises that they definitely weren’t doing last time I saw them! Do you think they’re both khaki Campbell?

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

I’m so confused. I have 2 6 or 7 week old khaki Campbells. I think. I went on vacation for a week and came back see that one of them has new colors on their wings like a Rouen has. It’s black, not blue. The other one doesn’t have any colors at all other than brown. Take a look and let me know what you think. They’re also making new quack noises that they definitely weren’t doing last time I saw them! Do you think they’re both khaki Campbell?

If you bought it from tractor supply or a hatchery sometimes a different breed will slip in somewhere in their genetics

 

[mikki080]

If you bought it from tractor supply or a hatchery sometimes a different breed will slip in somewhere in their genetics

Yep I got them both at tractor supply

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m so confused. I have 2 6 or 7 week old khaki Campbells. I think. I went on vacation for a week and came back see that one of them has new colors on their wings like a Rouen has. It’s black, not blue. The other one doesn’t have any colors at all other than brown. Take a look and let me know what you think. They’re also making new quack noises that they definitely weren’t doing last time I saw them! Do you think they’re both khaki Campbell?

@cheezenkwackers

 

[cheezenkwackers]

That is what happens to the speculum of Khaki Campbell’s due to the Dusky allele. In other words, perfectly normal. They all look like Rouen females but with a brown wash over the colors. Then, a few months later, the males get the normal Khaki drake colors. Your bottom picture is definitely a drake. The other could be either based on coloration. Does it quack?

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is what happens to the speculum of Khaki Campbell’s due to the Dusky allele. In other words, perfectly normal. They all look like Rouen females but with a brown wash over the colors. Then, a few months later, the males get the normal Khaki drake colors. Your bottom picture is definitely a drake. The other could be either based on coloration. Does it quack?

@mikki080