Approximate Hatch Weights:
~40-48g at hatching
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Common Name: Waterfowl
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Gray-brown down above with whitish down on underside and dark eyestripe
Skin Color:
Bill: Broad and gray to black
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Gray to black legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-8596-RUDU-19-Jul-2019-OLoghlen.jpeg)
Photo by Mark Holmgren
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/11/Rec-8706-RUDU-4-Aug-2019-Holmgren-M-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Mark Holmgren