What kind of ducks??

[wvcountrygirl]

These guys showed up behind my house in the creek about a month ago I'm not sure what kinds they are. By what I can tell some look like Ancona and some like Duclair but I'm really not sure. I've collected eggs and have got them in an incubator. Can anyone tell what they might be?

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[wvcountrygirl]

Im going to take better pics today and wiok post. There are 7 and two have a green head with white chests and black bodies, one dark brown with white chest. These do not look like typical mallards so I think they might be duclairs. Two are white with grey markings, one is white with light brown markings and one is mostly light brown with a white ring around it's neck and splashes of white here and there. They all have larger bodies than the typical mallards we see around here.

 

[chickenlver2013]

These guys showed up behind my house in the creek about a month ago I'm not sure what kinds they are. By what I can tell some look like Ancona and some like Duclair but I'm really not sure. I've collected eggs and have got them in an incubator. Can anyone tell what they might be?

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Looks and sounds like you got the breeds right

 

[wvcountrygirl]

Thanks! I was pretty sure on most of them except the light brown ones. I really couldn't match them to any pictures. One looks like it might be Ancona it's mostly white with light brown but I hadnt really saw any pics with that color. And the other one is almost completely light brown with a white ring around it's
neck and a few splashes of white. I think I've saw
what I'm calling light brown refered to as buff color.
Any ideas if these are Anconas with just coloring that I havent seen pictured?

 

[chickenlver2013]

Thanks! I was pretty sure on most of them except the light brown ones. I really couldn't match them to any pictures. One looks like it might be Ancona it's mostly white with light brown but I hadnt really saw any pics with that color. And the other one is almost completely light brown with a white ring around it's
neck and a few splashes of white. I think I've saw
what I'm calling light brown refered to as buff color.
Any ideas if these are Anconas with just coloring that I havent seen pictured?

They look like pure anconas that just have other Ancona coloring mixed together making that weird color you described

 

[wvcountrygirl]

Thank you! I've got some eggs in an incubator and now I know what breeds should hatch.

 

[chickenlver2013]

Thank you! I've got some eggs in an incubator and now I know what breeds should hatch.

Do they look fertilized? Sounds exciting! Baby ducks are the cutest things ever!

 

[wvcountrygirl]

Yes. I checked one and it had a clear bullseye. My ducks just lay them whereever, I find them all over. The creek bank and in the creek. I have collected 7and set them yesterday. I'm excited!

 

[chickenlver2013]

Yes. I checked one and it had a clear bullseye. My ducks just lay them whereever, I find them all over. The creek bank and in the creek. I have collected 7and set them yesterday. I'm excited!

When will they hatch?

 

[shannondee12]

You are so lucky! I wish I could find some random fertile duck eggs laying around here. lol. Keep us posted on the hatching. I am excited to see what comes out.