Paranoid mama worried about her duck

[Bochama]

Hello everyone. My rouen duck is around 3 months old and is quite big. Way bigger than my pekin and black swedish. She grew suddenly in a week eventhough she was the weak one. She is unable to quack too. Any idea if this growth is normal. She looks like an adult duck already.

 

[fatty and friends]

“she” is probably a drake, drakes are quiet and don’t really quack

 

[CoriM]

She looks pretty healthy. Possibly male if she's extra large and not quacking by now.

 

[Bochama]

@cheezenkwackers and @indianaducks

As a duckling she looked different from what an appleyard duckling looks like. This is cocos first day with us. We initially thought it was a mallard. Quick question arent they supposed to have a green head if they are male in some species like rouen and appleyaed

 

[fatty and friends]

@cheezenkwackers and @indianaducks

As a duckling she looked different from what an appleyard duckling looks like. This is cocos first day with us. We initially thought it was a mallard. Quick question arent they supposed to have a green head if they are male in some species like rouen and appleyaed

males don’t always have green heads, my khaki campbell boy usually only has a green head like 6 months out of the whole year

here he is at different times of this year lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure does resemble a Saxony. Very pretty.

 

[Bochama]

Probably a drake if not quacking. You can sex them by their voice a lot sooner than by their coloring (green head like you mentioned) eventually if male he should develop a sex feather on his butt and one or two will curl. Also this is definitely not a Rouen. Maybe saxony?looks like a possible mix honestly. Which is fine!! He/she is beautiful either way

Yes I think so too. I got them from an animal market so they might be mix.

 

[ruthhope]

I think we all agree your rouen duck is a drake!! And he's gorgeous!!! Happy New Year to you and your ducks

 

[fatty and friends]

I think we all agree your rouen duck is a drake!! And he's gorgeous!!! Happy New Year to you and your ducks

silver appleyard?

 

[indianaducks]

Maybe a mixed breed drake? Unless it’s a weirdly colored Rouen. I don’t know enough about all the rare colors and phases.
If it’s not quacking it’s probably a drake