[Helenaj]

Hi Folks

A belated Happy New Year to you all.

Sorry I don't have a photo but I'm trying to identify my friend's drake. It looks as if it's a mallard but the colouring is off a little. He has the lovely green head and back of neck (no banding) and the standard brown mallard colour on his back, but under his bill and down onto his chest he is white. His legs are orange. I don't think he is a cross but I'm not sure. Do Mallards come in this colouring also?

Any help greatly appreciated 

regards

Helena

[grinling]

we have all sorts of mallards in the next village and town all manner of colours

[Sassy]

It may be a wild mallard (I am no expert) but they do cross breed with duck escapees which can cause odd markings

[8doubles]

Mallard mongrel !

A Mallard drake will mate with anything that don't get out of harms way!

[Helenaj]

Mallard mongrel !

A Mallard drake will mate with anything that don't get out of harms way!

Lol! That's why she is looking to get rid of him. He's making a nuisance of himself so much with her three girls that they are afraid to come out of their coop

[joyfull]

her girls are lucky, in the wild there is usually a gang of drakes after just one poor female and the female will sometimes drown when they all pile onto her.