Is she overweight or just a thick girl?

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Hey everyone. This is my 2 year old pekin female. She’s always been a large duck( I know that’s just pekins) but I was worrying she was fat. What do you think? Her crop is slightly enlarged since she was just free ranging but everything else on her looks normal. She’s not a super active duck, I try to let them free range for at least 15 minutes every day and most of the time it’s closer to a hour. But she doesn’t really run and eating+sleeping is her absolute favorite thanks for any input.

 

[nuthatched]

What's her keel feel like?

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Soft and slightly squishy but I can easily feel the bone

 

[nuthatched]

Soft and slightly squishy but I can easily feel the bone

I'm not sure how squishy she should be

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Okay...so you think she might me overweight?

 

[ruthhope]

She is not likely to be overweight if you can easily feel her keel bone

 

[Isadora]

This should give you an idea of how her breast should feel.
We can't tell from pictures because feathers obscure everything.

 

[ruthhope]

This should give you an idea of how her breast should feel.
We can't tell from pictures because feathers obscure everything.
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Thanks for posting this @Isodora. I find it reasonable easy to find the keele bone in pekins, but it is nigh on impossible in my musckovy drakes. My drakes have so much thick down, and I suspect so much blubber underneath, I cannot even be sure I am feeling in the right area! The graphic that you shared works well for mallard derived ducks.