Help identifying type?

[Welshies]

Ooh, I should mention, the rouen/mallard? Is a bit tinier than the pekin.  What is the difference between mallards and rouens? They look very much the same to me

Like I already said, Rouens have two eye stripes and Mallards have one eye stripe. Mallards are 2-5 pounds and can fly, Rouens are 7-9 pounds and can't- at maturity.
So yes, that is a Mallard. Pekins are much bigger, 10-12 pounds at maturity. Pekins grow very fast, so what feed do you have them on now? They're so cute! :

 

[Welshies]

They are extremely similar in color and pattern, but rouens are much larger and cannot fly, while mallards are smaller and can fly. Also, your duckling does appear to have two eye stripes anyway ( a smaller one under the large one can be just made out in the first picture), so that method of telling them apart, which is usually accurate, would indicate that it is a rouen anyway

It is not a Rouen. All Mallards have one eye stripe and a dot underneath similiar to this one. Rouens have two full stripes. I will find a comparison chart.

 

[Welshies]

Rouen- note the double eye stripes.
Below, a Mallard.

Realize that every duckling is different. They are as diverse as people. You could have a tiny Pekin and large Mallard. You never know. But this IS a Mallard. Size differences will become more noticeable as they age.

 

[Clucking Lovely]

They're eating the same laying mix as my hens, I believe its something like 20% protein with added calcium. I'm not sure if thats what they should be eating though :/ the girl at the CO-OP said it was good for both... But I don't know how much I trust them lol.

 

[Welshies]

They're eating the same laying mix as my hens, I believe its something like 20% protein with added calcium.  I'm not sure if thats what they should be eating though :/ the girl at the CO-OP said it was good for both... But I don't know how much I trust them lol. 

Please get different feed. Your ducklings can develop serious issues on 20% protein. They need 16-18% grower or starter for ducks (if chicken feed, add Niacin). 20% will make them very lame. They should not have access to calcium- this can also cause a lot of issues. Layer and grower feeds are extremely different. Please switch asap, I really don't want to see your ducklings become crippled. :/

 

[Clucking Lovely]

Going tomorrow! And not back to the CO OP neither

 

[Pyxis]

It is not a Rouen. All Mallards have one eye stripe and a dot underneath similiar to this one. Rouens have two full stripes. I will find a comparison chart.

I think we'll have to disagree on this, as, since I have had both breeds, I know that the eye stripe thing is not 100% accurate. See Metzer's pictures on their site for an example and look how similar their rouen and mallard ducklings are. Also note the rouen does not have the very prominent second eye stripe shown in your first picture. Since they hatch hundreds of thousands of ducklings, I'm going to say that they have a lot of experience in that area.

I don't mean to argue, but the eye stripe thing is in no way definitive 100% across the board, in my experience.

 

[Welshies]

I think we'll have to disagree on this, as, since I have had both breeds, I know that the eye stripe thing is not 100% accurate. See Metzer's pictures on their site for an example and look how similar their rouen and mallard ducklings are. Also note the rouen does not have the very prominent second eye stripe shown in your first picture. Since they hatch hundreds of thousands of ducklings, I'm going to say that they have a lot of experience in that area.

I don't mean to argue, but the eye stripe thing is in no way definitive 100% across the board.

Well, I have had quite a few Rouens and Mallards. The Rouens have always had at the very least a partial eye stripe, not just a stripe-like dot. Rouens usually have distinct striping. Mallards are much less distinct.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, I have had quite a few Rouens and Mallards. The Rouens have always had at the very least a partial eye stripe, not just a stripe-like dot. Rouens usually have distinct striping. Mallards are much less distinct.

At this point it doesn't really matter what breed the duckling is (it'll matter when it's older because if it's mallard its wings will have to be clipped, of course), and I don't have a stake in being right, so I'll let it go and we can call it a mallard if you'd like, and maybe it is, in which case I'm fine with being wrong, but rouens really don't all have the distinctive eye striping like that.

By the way, in the first picture posted of the ducklings, you can see that this duckling does, in fact, have a partial second stripe under the eye if you look closely - it starts, fades out, then picks up again.

Please get different feed. Your ducklings can develop serious issues on 20% protein. They need 16-18% grower or starter for ducks (if chicken feed, add Niacin). 20% will make them very lame. They should not have access to calcium- this can also cause a lot of issues. Layer and grower feeds are extremely different. Please switch asap, I really don't want to see your ducklings become crippled. :/

x2, look for a feed labeled as "starter" or "starter/grower". If you can't find one for ducklings, a chick one is fine, but you may want to supplement with niacin since chick feeds don't always have enough for ducklings.

 

[Welshies]

I'm not sure the eyeroll was neccesary and actually a little rude. I don't feel I've been rude to you. At this point it doesn't really matter what breed the duckling is, and I don't have a stake in being right, so I'll let it go and we can call it a mallard if you'd like, but rouens really don't all have the distinctive eye striping like that.

By the way, in the first picture posted of the ducklings, you can see that this duckling does, in fact, have a partial second stripe under the eye if you look closely - it starts, fades out, then picks up again.
x2, look for a feed labeled as "starter". If you can't find one for ducklings, a chick one is fine, but you may want to supplement with niacin since chick feeds don't always have enough for ducklings.

Look, I'm sorry. Who am I to judge? I have no idea what your expressions or tone is like, so I should probably calm down lol.
I've had Mallards and Rouens, and there is a difference. Mallards often have that faded stripe, so there's a 90% chance it is a Mallard.