Rouen or Mallard?

[Celeeste]

We were sold this duck as a Rouen but she seems a lot more active than Rouens are usually and the place we got them at had mallards and rouens in the same box. She's also out smallest. Could she actually be a mallard?

Edit: They're about 3 weeks old

 

[Conan]

Could be! What breed is the black duckling? Same age?

 

[Celeeste]

Could be! What breed is the black duckling? Same age?

She's a Cayuga, we got all of our ducks in the same day and they were born that day

 

[Conan]

She's a Cayuga, we got all of our ducks in the same day and they were born that day

My guess would be a mallard, then. My Rouen hen is huge compared to my Cayugas! She's a cutie!

 

[Celeeste]

My guess would be a mallard, then. My Rouen hen is huge compared to my Cayugas! She's a cutie!

Wouldn't be a tragedy if she's a mallard, were just using them for eggs. We'll have to clip her wings though if so :/

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

I thought mallards were illegal to keep as pets..?

 

[Conan]

Wouldn't be a tragedy if she's a mallard, were just using them for eggs. We'll have to clip her wings though if so :/

They're crappy egg layers, that's for sure. Plus, yeah ... the flying.

 

[Celeeste]

I thought mallards were illegal to keep as pets..?

They're only illegal if you kidnap them from the wild

 

[Celeeste]

They're crappy egg layers, that's for sure. Plus, yeah ... the flying.

Well, I don't think Rouens are very good egg layers either

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

They're only illegal if you kidnap them from the wild

Ah, I see. Thank you.