Recessive Silver gene in ducks?

[Bluegenes]

Has anyone ever heard of a recessive silver gene in ducks that works that same way as said genes in Wood ducks or Mandarins? I found someone who has ducks he calls "Silver Mallards" But they are not what most people mean when they say that, I don't think. I will include pictures below. I wondered if it could be two copies of the blue gene combined with a lightening gene from the M or L series. But when I asked him about the gene he said he believed with was a simple recessive gene and that when he bred to wild type he had gotten all wild type mallards who were split to silver. This would obviously not be the case if it was two copies of blue. What do you guys think? Ever seen anything like it?

 

[MerryMeridional]

I can't see your pics.

 

[DuckyDonna]

@Pyxis would know

 

[Bluegenes]

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[Bluegenes]

There got them added correctly!

 

[MerryMeridional]

Are they all female? There is a bird called a Snowy Mallard on the Ideal Poultry site and the females look a lot like those ducks.
Their site says this:

Snowy Mallards are genetically wild type Mallards, which are more correctly called Gray Mallards, with the addition of two recessive harlequin genes. They have the same body confirmation as the wild type mallards. The plumage pattern of the drake is very different from the female's plumage; however, the males are noticeably darker and have tail sex feathers. Refer to the picture for a color description, as both are multicolored and difficult to describe. The American Buff are only available from February through April.

Males weigh about 2 1/2 pounds, while females weigh about 2 pounds

That might be the wrong bird though, I am far from an expert.
There was another thread about snowy mallards with pics. But that person's has more dark markings. Yours are really light.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/snowy-mallard-duck-thread.1150497/

 

[Duckworth]

The are beautiful, whatever they are. Really striking!

 

[Bluegenes]

Aren't Snowy Mallards the same *COLOR* genetically as Silver phase Welsh Harlequins?
(Edited to add the word COLOR for clarification.)

 

[DuckyDonna]

OMG those are absolutuly beautiful!

 

[Duckworth]

Aren't Snowy Mallards the same [COLOR] genetically as Silver phase Welsh Harlequins?

I don’t think so. I have silver phase Welsh Harlequins and they are much larger ducks than snowy mallards. But I could be wrong.

Edit: Since you added the word “color,” I would say that the snowy mallards I saw on a hatchery website look pretty similar to my silver phase Welsh Harlequins.