Help! My pekin eats until she can't walk.

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Sound like they are both males. Jumbo pekins are just bigger. Mine are very sweet.

 

[Duckee]

Here's pics of them. They are both 7 weeks old. Pekin has a very thick neck and large legs and feet..Jumbo pekin? rouen or mallard?

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

My full grown Jumbo Pekins are only a little bigger then my full grown female and male Rouens. But they are all female so I would assume the males are even bigger.

Here they are.

 

[Duckee]

Cute duckies, chickens, and goose ( i think that is what i see in the mix) you got there

I don't know why my pekin is that huge. I have cut back on his feed (2x daily) because both ducks prefer to forage all day long now. I notice at the second feeding that I only have to top it off a little because they didn't even eat it all. I do give them fresh veggies a couple times a week in clean pool water, but I stay away from breads & stuff like that. He is way larger than the adult ducks at the city park. I guess they could be up to a week older, but they for sure were itty bitty babies when I got them. At this growth rate he is going to be the size of a big dog!

it is very comical when this super large duck peeps softly and the much smaller duck lets out a much deeper raspy honk! Regardless, I love them both. Their my babies.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Yes that is a goose. And the pekins are the friendliest ducks I have, well they are tied with one of my runners who just loves me.

 

[duck darling]

My Peking purrs when I pet her I had no idea ducks purred

 

[Duckee]

a purring duck...how cool is that! Well you know that is a happy duck

 

[Duckee]

I see you have appleyard ducks. How are they as pets compared to other ducks?

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

They are from Holdereads (sp?) and that batch of ducklings were the best I have ever gotten. Friendly from day one. they are very loud. I love their coloring. I did not get show quality but they are very pretty. All of my ducks are pets and I spent a lot of time with them so they are all very friendly.

 

[Duckee]

My male jumbo pekin finally got the drake feather at 12 weeks old...well he actually got 2 of them. Is that normal?