Big mallard or small Rouen?

[Kessel23]

I got 4 ducks from TS last spring I thought they were rouens because they could not fly but the two hens seem extremely small for a Rouen, they are actually my smallest ducks, they are even dwarfed by my buff ducks. The two drakes are bigger but are still smaller than my pekin and cross breeds.

 

[Table4Six]

It is possible that they are just small Rouens. If none of them can fly at all they aren't mallards, as even the domesticated ones have flight capability. Could you get some pictures of them up against your other ducks for size comparison? They're beautiful ducks. Your hens' eye stripes are gorgeous.

 

[Kessel23]

I don't have any recent pictures but here one is of the 1 year old hen in the middle, 12 week old Pekin cross to the right, and a year old Muscovy drake to the left.

I will try to get some newer pictures later.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Rouen. I've never seen a Mallard with two eye-stripes.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Rouen. I've never seen a Mallard with two eye-stripes.

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And they are very pretty.

 

[Table4Six]

Rouen. I've never seen a Mallard with two eye-stripes.

I haven't either, so I agree that their Rouens. They're not that small compared to that muscovy.

 

[sourland]

Body type and eye stripes say "Rouen".

 

[Kessel23]

I haven't either, so I agree that their Rouens. They're not that small compared to that muscovy.

Her body length is only a little over twice the length of the Muscovy's head, she is smaller than one of his folded up wings. The other duck was a 12 week old and is already bigger than her. I just thought rouens were supposed to be big birds, at least bigger than buff ducks, aren't they like a meat bird? These guys must be pretty small but I guess that's what you get from TS lol. Do you think they will be able to hatch eggs? I know regular sized rouens usually have trouble with breaking them but these ones are smaller than my Muscovy hens and buff ducks and they have hatched eggs.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/comparing-australian-rouen-stock-to-others.1258800/
Check out this thread. I guess there are two sizes of Rouen, one is called utility and is most likely what the run of the mill tsc would have.

 

[Kessel23]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/comparing-australian-rouen-stock-to-others.1258800/
Check out this thread. I guess there are two sizes of Rouen, one is called utility and is most likely what the run of the mill tsc would have.

That's interesting, the show quality rouens look like a refrigerator that fell on it's side.