getting first baby ducks

[imthegrt1]

Picking them up now guy on cl giving some away

 

[Miss Lydia]

Picking them up now guy on cl giving some away

Well congratulations.. hope all goes well and here is some info that you may find helpful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

What breed?

 

[imthegrt1]

Came from tractor supply the guy said
What breed are they?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Came from tractor supply the guy said
What breed are they?

They are either Rouen or Mallards.

 

[Finny]

They look like mallards. Rouens and mallards look very similar at this age but an easy way to tell is that mallards have only one stripe on the sides of their heads and maybe a black dot under it. Rouens have two stripes.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They look like mallards. Rouens and mallards look very similar at this age but an easy way to tell is that mallards have only one stripe on the sides of their heads and maybe a black dot under it. Rouens have two stripes.

I even looked them both up on Bing Finny and still didn't want to commit lol

 

[marcbarsby13]

Looks like my mallards a few months ago. My hen just started sitting on her clutch yesterday. Hope we have 12 more within a few weeks

 

[cymbaline]

In my opinion, size is the most reliable indicator. Rouens are MUCH larger than Mallards. I mean, look at these two... both mallards and the one on the right is only 1 pound bigger. A Rouen would easily be 4-5 lbs bigger.


I tried to find a picture online of a Mallard duckling next to a Rouen duckling and this was the best I could find. It just so happens to be from another thread on here.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/400146/my-little-duckling-brood



So I'd say if your babies are tinier than most other ducklings, they are mallards. If they are the size of a Pekin duckling of similar age, then I'd say Rouen for sure.

 

[imthegrt1]

Good info

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

My guess is mallards. I had some. They are wonderful. Make sure you tame them well.