Pekins grow fast because they are a heavy breed. mallards are a bantam breed, so they are going to look smaller than a Pekin.
My male pekin gret weighed between 8 to 10 lbs at like 2 months old.
I have 14 ducks ranging from 6 and 1/2 weeks to 4 months old. You can never have just one! They are so cute. I've been getting eggs from my Pekin and Runner. They are really good tasting eggs.
Flock Raiser is a really good food to feed Ducklings. Mine have been on that.
Ducks are awesome, I...