Great BIG baby Pekin?

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Shel'sChirpChirps

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Apr 6, 2010
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My chicks and ducks are one week old now! I am absolutely ASTOUNDED at how big one of my Pekins is, compared to the other! Weezy, the big guy, is nearly double the size of Runt, the little fella. i got them from the same place, from the same hatching, and they were the same size when i brought them home a week ago. Is this a normal growth spurt kinda thing? Or is there a larger type of pekin that might have gotten misplaced? They are both happy and thriving, eating and drinking well along with their 4 chick 'cousins' in the brooding pen. I just can't belive how fast this guy is growing! (or maybe Runt really is just a runt?) Any ideas?
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Shel
 
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I have a McMurray's "Jumbo" Pekin, and she's HUGE. I'll have to weigh her one of these days, but, at 6 years old now, she's got to be somewhere between 13 - 15 pounds.
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ok, and i have no idea if they're boys or girls or what...so when they are all grown up will they get along just fine? or will the bigger one pick on the little feller? I was hoping for a pair...
 
I have a Jumbo Pekin from Metzers.

This is her next to my Muscovy

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She is quite the fatty. Big cleavage and a fluffy back end. A little skittish but gets along with people and critters alike.
 
WOW!!!! I'm assuming the Giant Pekins are a breed of their own, right? Or is it a recessive type gene that just randomly appeared in this one? Like I said, they came from the same place, and the same hatching. That's the only thing that is stumping me... And thanks for the pics! Beautiful ducks!!

Shel
 
thank you so much! i think that put most of my worries to rest! i'll just consider myself lucky to have gotten my big guy!
 

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