Very strange looking Rouen

[AlleysFarm]

Strangely enough after fluffing out it almost has the faint markings around it's eye and on this back like a Rouen would.. should be interesting to see what it grows up to be..

Here are some better photos..

 

[DeckDuck]

Aww! I'm subbing to see how the little cutie turns out.

 

[cymbaline]

Very curious here as well, please keep us updated with lots of pics.

 

[Senna95]

Okay, now we need to see a photo of momma duck.

Your baby looks like a "buff", but that would require both of the parents to have donated a recessive "dusky" gene, which may not show in either parent, since it is recessive.

And a blue-dilution gene, which your Saxony has, but would also show up in the mom if she had it.

And a sex-linked brown dilution gene, which could have come from the Saxony, where it could have been a hidden recessive gene. Or if it came from momma duck it would have shown in her coloring.

So...... any photos of mom?

 

[AlleysFarm]

Here's a nice shot of her shows off her coloring..

 

[Senna95]

And those pekins in the photo with her? Could they have been involved? Sperm from a male duck can live in a female for up to 3 weeks. I've even heard of cases as long as 6 weeks. Are you sure she wasn't with ANY other ducks for at least 2 1/2 months before this baby hatched?

Your hen doesn't have any blue or brown dilution, so your baby is not a buff.

There are a lot of colors that look alike as ducklings, but they can change as the bird grows.

Keep us posted. It'll be interesting to see how he feathers out.

 

[AlleysFarm]

Sadly no this was taken last summer the two Pekins in the photo were killed over the winter..

 

[PuddleSplash]

Very cute! Curious to see what it ends up looking like

 

[19sarah90]

Im interested also! Keep us updated please

 

[AlleysFarm]

Will do it he just looks the same right now just doubled in size can't wait till those feathers start to come in..