What is your guess of duckling coloration?

[cheezenkwackers]

I have ten, fertile duck eggs which are ten days along in my incubator for a friend. His hen, who laid the eggs, is a White Crested. The drake, is my half Khaki, half Appleyard, named Salsa. I know there is a 50% chance of a crest. Also, assuming the White Crested doesn't carry a brown sex-linked gene, any ducklings which are brown instead of black will be girls and none of them should be white. Other than that, I haven't a clue. All the genetic information I can find about White Crested ducks is only about the crest. I assume they are like other white ducks, such as Pekins, and can carry any color under that white. Anyone care to make a guess or prediction? I will post pictures if and when they hatch.

Salsa, the daddy duck

 

[Pyxis]

Yep, white is the same across the board in ducks and she could be hiding anything under there A lot of times it's black bibbed, in which case expect to see all black bibbed males and all chocolate bibbed females. But you could easily be surprised

 

[Pennys Mama]

I have ten, fertile duck eggs which are ten days along in my incubator for a friend. His hen, who laid the eggs, is a White Crested. The drake, is my half Khaki, half Appleyard, named Salsa. I know there is a 50% chance of a crest. Also, assuming the White Crested doesn't carry a brown sex-linked gene, any ducklings which are brown instead of black will be girls and none of them should be white. Other than that, I haven't a clue. All the genetic information I can find about White Crested ducks is only about the crest. I assume they are like other white ducks, such as Pekins, and can carry any color under that white. Anyone care to make a guess or prediction? I will post pictures if and when they hatch.

Salsa, the daddy duck
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Idk but that drake is gorgeous!!!
Hopefully they don't have the crest, but that brown bibbed sounds pretty.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

One duckling has hatched (the other eight have pipped but are taking there time . Is this blue? The owner of the white crested female thought she might be carrying a blue gene. She looks like she has the brown sex-linked to me?? Both? What would that be?

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

From the top picture, I would say blue.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Here are my Blue babies. One is rather dark but I have only gotten blue from this drake and hen parents. Mom is Pekin.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Also, did anybody else come out to play yet?

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Also, did anybody else come out to play yet?

I am a teacher and they are at school. None of the others had hatched when I left this afternoon. Several looked like they were starting to zip so hopefully I will find babies in the morning. Today was day 29 so my temperature must have been a little off.
I left the one duckling in an aquarium with a feather duster mom, mirror, heat lamp, food and water. The aquarium is next to the incubator so they can hear each other. She was sleeping contentedly when I left.
After some research I am wondering if she is lavender because she looks more brown than your blue ducklings Magnolia ducks.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Here is another picture of her. She is much lighter than any Khaki or Khaki mix ducklings I have hatched before.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Yes she does look more brown. I can't wait to see the others