Anyone willing to offer opinions on my 3 welsh harlequins? I purchased them locally as a male and two females, which is what I think I may be looking at, but I’m fairly unfamiliar with how the breed typically colors as juveniles (I don’t even know what phase they are, as I didn’t ask). I know mallards and rouens do the juvenile plumage for a bit before the males get their green heads. Are welsh harlequins the same, or do they just go straight into adult plumage?
Voices were just starting to change when I left for out of town so dunno if anyone is quacking yet.
They were hatched around may 7th. The baby with the darkest bill is the one that now seems to be getting a dark head (and suspected male). The bill color has been lightening up the past few weeks. The other two seem to have more white in their feathers and be lighter in color overall. I can’t tell if their faces are getting any dark feathers yet or not (my husband sent the last few pics to me as I’m out of town). I have seen conflicting reports on whether or not female welsh harlies can have dark faces?
Gotta say overall I love these guys and am now a huge fan of the breed. They’ve been so sweet and inquisitive compared to the other ducks I’ve raised in the past few years.
Fwiw the first baby pic was taken when I got them which was around 3 days old I think.
Voices were just starting to change when I left for out of town so dunno if anyone is quacking yet.
They were hatched around may 7th. The baby with the darkest bill is the one that now seems to be getting a dark head (and suspected male). The bill color has been lightening up the past few weeks. The other two seem to have more white in their feathers and be lighter in color overall. I can’t tell if their faces are getting any dark feathers yet or not (my husband sent the last few pics to me as I’m out of town). I have seen conflicting reports on whether or not female welsh harlies can have dark faces?
Gotta say overall I love these guys and am now a huge fan of the breed. They’ve been so sweet and inquisitive compared to the other ducks I’ve raised in the past few years.
Fwiw the first baby pic was taken when I got them which was around 3 days old I think.
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