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Our Rouens are a little friendlier overall but they were like that when brooding. Also, one got to spend a couple weeks in the house after a coyote attack so they have an unfair advantage over the Pekins. Jan 19, 2019. Thread starter.
4. 31. The duck in the middle (above) is a rouen/pekin mix. She has beautiful white on her wings and is black, has some green sheen to her and a few spots of rouen colour too...it's very strange but she's quite sweet This is what she looked like as a duckling (below, in the middle again...) My daughters called her Spot.
Aug 28, 2016. 2,894. 5,350. 462. Memphis, TN. Male ducks only have their bright colors during the breeding season. Afterwards they get new feathers called eclipse plumage. It is more like a female to help them blend in. He will get his pretty colors back in the spring.
the bird is the word. 3. Are broody ducks like chickens where it doesn't really matter if there are eggs in the nest and they just go broody when their body says it's time or do you need to leave the duck eggs in the nest to get them going? No, they are not like chickens and need to have the eggs in the nest.
I certainly agree with RandomePerson's description of Pekin vs Rouen. The Rouen do get bigger eventually, 8-9 pounds when full grown, but my birds were about 4 1/3 pounds at five months. I do not feed my birds for maximum growth, they get game bird pellets, forage a lot and also get fresh fruits/veggies and grains.
Typically anywhere after 22-24 weeks. However, I have 2 Pekins (not giants) that have started at 18 weeks, unusual, but they're doing it every day. You never know. As my OB told me when I was 11 days overdue "when the apple is ripe it will fall from the tree." This looks like him too, old and wise...
Aug 9, 2014. 32. 0. 23. One is a male the other is a female the male has the green head and the female doesn't and also the female quacks and the male gas a Drake feather. Ordered list.
Nice laying ducks! Pros: - Good for meat. - Decent eggs. - Can swim and protect each other. - Eat whatever you give them. Cons: - Too fat, so that they cannot escape predators easily. - Turn green grass into mud pits. We have (or maybe had) a group of nice Rouen ducks, 4 to be precise. We had more, but I'll explain why 10 dwindled down to 4.
I read somewhere that you need to let the eggs rest before putting them in the incubator. How long do I let the shipped eggs rest? Also, is someone here familiar incubating Rouen eggs? In terms of the temperature and humidity (I have a still-air incubator and live in South Florida). Do I follow the guidelines for basic duck incubation?
In the USA, two distinct types of Rouen are bred, the common, or "production", variety that is larger than a Mallard but has a typical duck conformation, and the much larger and squarer standard-bred exhibition variety. The production variety normally weighs 6–8 lbs (2.7–3.6 kg) while the standard-bred weighs 9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg).