Rouen x Silver Appleyard Cross Pics!

[DuckDuckPromise]

Hey y’all! We have two rouens and a silver appleyard female. Not sure what the rouens are… one refuses to speak!!

Anyways, if we happen to have a drake, I was curious if any of y’all have mixed the two breeds, and what some possible color variations might be! Have a blessed day!

 

[KathiQuacks]

I have a picture of this exact thing, but it’s on a device that I don’t have at the moment!! I’ll try to get it when I can.

They will have the “restricted mallard” coloration. They’ll have the dark cap and tail like an Appleyard duckling, along with some extra dark markings.

I’ve read that, as adults, they’ll be fairly Rouen-like, but they may have some white markings on their wings.

 

[DuckDuckPromise]

I have a picture of this exact thing, but it’s on a device that I don’t have at the moment!! I’ll try to get it when I can.

They will have the “restricted mallard” coloration. They’ll have the dark cap and tail like an Appleyard duckling, along with some extra dark markings.

I’ve read that, as adults, they’ll be fairly Rouen-like, but they may have some white markings on their wings.

Oh yay! Yes please!!

Sooo, does that mean the Rouen coloring is more dominant? Like “rouen featuring appleyard charm?”


I’m not good at this genetics thing

 

[KathiQuacks]

Oh yay! Yes please!!

Sooo, does that mean the Rouen coloring is more dominant? Like “rouen featuring appleyard charm?”


I’m not good at this genetics thing

Sort of, yes.

The Li+ gene from the Rouen is dominant, giving the babies a darker feather coloration overall.

The M^R gene from the Appleyard is dominant, making the babies restricted, but I’ve read restricted on its own is most noticeable in ducklings, not so much as adults.

So, they’ll look like an in between as babies, but they’ll lean more Rouen-like as they grow and feather out.