[danmegal]

Walking along the canal this morning with the dogs and there were plenty of happy mallard families, one of which had a white baby is this common? Don't recall seeing one before.

[Vember]

Titch's mummy was a mallard Both she & Jack & Jill are white, so there are some out there

Here's a couple of pics of them when they were at Poultrygeists

Here's soem more....

Bathtime for Mum. Well deserved but still the kids want to get in....



Seeking out some shade. An old water tank lid with a few mm of water...



Rob

Sarah

[poultrygeist]

...and Sarah has LOADS of white ones now.

If you have a few days to spare, you can read all about them on her Titch thread.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=22320.0

It's a recessive gene that comes to the fore every now and then.

Rob