Rouen or mallards?

[azzy]

I live on about 2 fenced acres and was wanting to get some ducks. I have geese and chickens and was thinking about buying some ducks but do not know what to go with. I like mallards but i am scared that they will fly away. I had one duck before that grew well with my geese and never flew away but will this also be the case when i have 8 or more ducks? Will they all stick around or fly away? I will have them growing up with the geese since the goslings are no more than a few weeks old.

 

[chixie]

If you like mallards... get them and clip thier wings... I have 7 mallards(4 for over a year) and I just keep wings clipped

 

[ChickenToes]

I like Mallards. I guess my thoughts are if you want something that looks like a Mallard, get the real thing, not a Rouen.

Anyway, you'll just need to clip their wings, which is no big deal whatsoever. You just clip the primary flight feathers on one side.

 

[Wifezilla]

Rouens have more intense coloring than mallards...and I really like the no flying part

Of course...for some strange reason I am a bit biased towards rouens...

This is Bungie, my handsome young drake

 

[destiny_56085]

There are 2 different types of Rouens. The commecial/hatchery bred rouens look just like a very large mallard. The exhibition rouens have deep keels that drag on the ground and are much larger.

 

[destiny_56085]

Check out this link for pics of both types of rouens: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Rouens/BRKRouens.html

The commercial ones that most of us have usually get up to about 8-10 pounds. I saw some exhibiton Rouens at the MN State Poultry show that had to be at least 20-25 pounds. I had never seen such massive ducks before that.

 

[Wifezilla]

Bungie is a plain ole' hatchery rouen. Those exhibition ducks looks ridiculous!

 

[riley]

i have two rouens and they are great they are colored like a mallard but bigger and they wont fly away

 

[ya chick ya]

how can those poor ducks even move

 

[xfilesnumber1fan]

Check out my mallard boys....