[Jane-M]

Am I in the right palce for ducks??

I bought a trio of cayuga ducks from Storrs Poultry in Yorkshire last August. I am now not sure that they are a true strain. The drake has a paler beak and the ducks have started laying - green eggs! they should be blackish with white underneath.

Is there a duck breeder in the forum who can advise me please? I was hoping to sell on young ducklings, but can't sell them as Cayuga if I know they aren't a pure strain.

[Pol]

I am not into ducks, but it may help others that are if you put some pictures of them
regards Pol

[Jane-M]

Pictures are beyond my technical ability I'm afraid, But they are in every respect visually Cayugas, except for Gilbert's paler beak. But those eggys surely should not be green!!

[Pol]

Hi Jane, look at this site it may help http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/cayuga.htm pictures of Cayugas eggs

Edited to fix broken link

[Jane-M]

Indeed so Pol. You see my disappointment 

They are lovely ducks and intended for home consumption so it only matters when I come to sell on live ducklings as I'd hate to describe them as cayugas if they really aren't.

[joyfull]

I would have a word with Storrs poultry and ask them, I though cayugas laid black eggs at the beginning of the season and these got paler as the season went on, also the ducks get whiter feathers as they get older.