Something wrong with ducklings feet?

[CascadiaRiver]

We have a silver appleyard duckling, between a week or two old who started getting dark spots on his feet? We thought it was bruising maybe from running around the house every once in a while with us, but it seemed uniform? We've never had ducks before and when looking up silver appleyard ducks they seem to have orange feet, so I don't feel like he's getting or growing
into dark feet? Anyone have an idea what's going on? Is it bruising or something else?

 

[chickens really]

Normal and natural foot colours starting to appear...

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Agreed normal no worries.

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Really? :0 So ducklings get darker feet then they lighten when they're adults again?

 

[Jpat]

Really? :0 So ducklings get darker feet then they lighten when they're adults again?

Thats not a rule but it can happen. Not usualy

usualy darken and stay that way, My SA ducklings had orange from birth to adult hood

Post the whole duckling and we can see what your working worth

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Sorry it's been a few days! We know at least his mother is an appleyard as the person we got him from only have laying appleyard females. We're thinking the feet might be changing because he's a cross, they have runners but he looks really nothing like a runner, they just have such a unique look and their runner boys are pretty young still, but they also have a darker male duck but he's also pretty old, as well as they have some appleyard boys. But I guess we'll kinda have to wait for feathers to be 100% certain lol

He's already about a month old so shouldn't be too much longer! He's already got little tail feathers growing!

 

[Knighstar679]

Sorry it's been a few days! We know at least his mother is an appleyard as the person we got him from only have laying appleyard females. We're thinking the feet might be changing because he's a cross, they have runners but he looks really nothing like a runner, they just have such a unique look and their runner boys are pretty young still, but they also have a darker male duck but he's also pretty old, as well as they have some appleyard boys. But I guess we'll kinda have to wait for feathers to be 100% certain lol

He's already about a month old so shouldn't be too much longer! He's already got little tail feathers growing!
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What an adorable little puff butt.

 

[quackiemama]

That is a cute duckling

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Just thought I'd pop in with a quick update, orange feet, totally normal weirdo duck! Henry is now big and sassy, and possibly a dude? Not sure haha

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is Henry quacking or sounding more like a frog with a sore throat? Gorgeous duck!