Heavy Duck Breed Suggestions

[protodon]

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Bigger than most people think!

 

[Becky89*]

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Bigger than most people think!

may i see a picture

 

[protodon]

well here they are mixed with some Gold Star Hybrids at about 2 months

Then here is a drake at about 3 months closest to one of my full grown blue swedish drake and a blue swedish hen and gold star hybrid in the foreground.

They are all night shots which isn't really great for a black duck. I may be wrong but they seem like they are the biggest of my ducks. Before I got these Cayugas, my Blue Swedish crosses seemed the biggest. I am just starting to notice this, maybe because they're still growing haha. They used to be a meat breed so it makes sense. Well they still are, any duck can be really.

 

[Minniechickmama]

I think the neighbor got them from Welp, but I know McMurray has them too. They are almost as big as the Pekins but grow a little slower, I think.

 

[Becky89*]

What Iis the duckie with the tuff on its head??? Same breed or no

 

[protodon]

Becky89* :

What Iis the duckie with the tuff on its head??? Same breed or no

No, the duck with a tuft is a cross between my crested blue swedish drake and indian runner hen. She's basically a splash blue swedish, but not purebred of course.

Actually the father is the blue swedish in that pic. I wonder why you can't buy splash blue swedish, I always see the black available for sale.​

 

[Becky89*]

My aunt has black swedish and I had never heard of them till she bought hers! I had always thought that there were only regular blue swedish.

 

[Becky89*]

Whats the size difference between a regular pekin and a jumbo pekin??

 

[Becky89*]

 

[duckling 1234]

I would look at the rouen. Pretty much the coloring of a wild mallard, just 8 pounds!