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Old 28-01-2008, 04:52 PM
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Wild fowl ID

hi,can anyone ID this odd pair of ducks down in the park today.Its been a while since i posted a pic on WAB and the format has changed so i hope my picture comes out,cheers Bombus Bombus.
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Old 28-01-2008, 04:58 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

Look like a mallard variety
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Old 28-01-2008, 04:58 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

They look very much like those old wildfowl community favourites, the mallard crossbreed. Two drakes, probably out of the same brood due to their similarity.
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Old 28-01-2008, 05:01 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

Yes, one of the many forms of domesticated Mallard. More here...
“Manky Mallards” (domestic, feral, or just plain odd Mallards)
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Old 28-01-2008, 05:10 PM
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Shucks,theres me thinkin theres something different,manky mallards.
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:08 PM
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Shucks,theres me thinkin theres something different,manky mallards.
Well they might be pedigree domestic ducks if you google for 'feathersite' they have lots of breeds on there and you might be able to identify them further!
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:12 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

My first reaction was "yuck ducks", but Gill may be on to something, as it would be unusual for two wild mallard/domestic duck hybrids to look so similar to one another.
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:12 PM
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They look a bit like a variety called Khaki Campbell. Producers of tasty eggs apparently (well the females are).

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Old 28-01-2008, 07:13 PM
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sorry I have looked myself because i love that site and I use it to induldge my chicken and duck envy and I reckon they are buff ducks or buff orpingtons - not manky but pedigree don't you know!
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:15 PM
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I think you're right on that one. The beaks look bluer Bombus's photo, but that could just be the lighting.
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:16 PM
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They look a bit like a variety called Khaki Campbell. Producers of tasty eggs apparently (well the females are).

Regards, Chris
oh you could be right!! its going to take a better domestic duck expert than me to tell the difference!
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Old 28-01-2008, 07:19 PM
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My dear old auntie used to have some on her farm I think!

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Old 28-01-2008, 07:22 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

I'd still go for Buff Orpington. If you see the last adult drake on this page http://feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Buffs/BRKBuff.html then it actually has a blue beak like the one in Bombus's photo.

Not much in them, though.
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oh you could be right!! its going to take a better domestic duck expert than me to tell the difference!
think they are karki cambells
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Old 29-01-2008, 02:53 PM
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Khaki Cambells, bred hundreds of them.

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Old 29-01-2008, 04:00 PM
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Re: Wild fowl ID

One of the many domesticated Mallard offshoots. If you look at the tail it curls up, but only on the males. That will tell you it's a flavour of Mallard.

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