What's up with my ducks?

[DuckManDaddy]

I have 3 female Anconas one male Welsh harlequin one female what we believe to be a buff Orpington. And one Rouen female and a female Rouen Welsh harlequin cross. Our female buff Orpington hatched 5 ducklings 3 grey Rouen- Welsh harlequin crosses and one normal Welsh harlequin Rouen cross and one Ancona Welsh harlequin cross. The normal looking RouenxWelsh harlequin has Ancona feet. I don't know why? Does it just happen to do that because of the cross between the WH?

 

[Stravager]

Do you have pictures of your ducks? I would imagine there would have to be Ancona genetics involved in order to get their feet... but for that to happen I make the assumption that it couldn't have been a Rouen cross. Pictures might help get an idea of what's going on.

 

[DuckManDaddy]

Do you have pictures of your ducks? I would imagine there would have to be Ancona genetics involved in order to get their feet... but for that to happen I make the assumption that it couldn't have been a Rouen cross. Pictures might help get an idea of what's going on.

The pictures I took you can tell which one is the Ancona and the others are Rouens. All have the same dad Welsh harlequin. Also is it normal to have grey Rouens? Id imagine it just has something to do with there dad being a Welsh harlequin

 

[Yardmom]

Duck crosses get interesting. Some of my crosses look like breeds I don't even have.

 

[Stravager]

You might honestly have some recessive genes popping up from the WH or the other lines... I know in chickens you can get some interesting hybrids. I don't know a lot about genotyping in ducks though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you put this on your state forum?