How will I know which breeds are which on my waterfowl order?

How will I know which breeds are which on my waterfowl order?|Congratulations! You've received your order of waterfowl from My Pet Chicken and now you want to know which breed is which. No problem! Using the leg band placed on each bird, you can compare the color to the charts below to help identify the breeds in your order. This is what the bands will look like:



The following charts show which breeds have which color leg band. Remember - if the band is on the bird's right leg it is a male; if it is on the bird's left leg, it is a female. Since these are rubber bands, they are extremely easy to remove. Just grab the band and roll it down over the foot. For their safety, you must remove the bands within the bird's first week of life. If you ordered straight run birds, they will not be marked for sex.

Duck Breeds

Breed	Day-Old Bird Appearance	Band Color
Black Swedish	Black with a yellow chest	Yellow
Blue Swedish	Gray with a yellow chest	Red
Buff	Tan	Red
Cayuga	Black, may have yellow tint on chest	Purple
Duclair	Yellow	Yellow
Golden 300 Hybrid	Males-blackish, Females-brownish	Blue
Grimaud Hybrid	Yellow	White
Hookbill	Multicolored	Black
Jumbo Pekin	Yellow	Green
Khaki Campbell	Dark brown	Purple
Mallard	Same as Rouen, but smaller, one back toe clipped	Purple
Pekin	Yellow	Purple
Rouen	Black with yellow stripes beside eyes	Green
Black Runner	Black, may have yellow tint on chest; slender, more upright stance	White
Blue Runner	Gray; slender, more upright stance	Yellow
Chocolate Runner	Dark Brown; slender, more upright stance	Green
Fawn & White Runner	Yellow with tan splotches; slender, more upright stance	White
Saxony	Tan with yellow stripes by eyes	Green
Silver Appleyard	Yellow with shades of black and gray	Orange
Welsh Harlequin	Yellow with shades of black and gray	Red
White Crested	Yellow with tuft of down on top of head	Black
White Layer	Yellow	Orange

Goose Breeds

Breed	Day-Old Bird Appearance	Band Color
African	Olive gray and yellow	Black
Brown Chinese	Olive gray and yellow	Orange
Buff	Buff/tan and yellow	Yellow
Buff Toulouse	Buff/tan and yellow	Green
Embden	Yellow and light gray	Red
Classic Roman	Yellow and light gray	Green
French Toulouse	Olive gray and yellow	Purple
Large Dewlap Toulouse	Olive gray and yellow	Purple and Orange
Pilgrim	Male-Yellow & light gray; Female-Olive gray and yellow	Blue
Roman Tufted	Yellow and light gray with tuft on head	Black
Sebastopol	Yellow and light gray	Orange
Super African	Olive gray and yellow	Yellow
Toulouse	Olive gray and yellow	Green
Tufted Buff	Buff and yellow with tuft on head	Red
Tufted Toulouse	Olive gray and yellow with tuft on head	Red
White Chinese	Yellow	Orange