The Duck Thread

Yeah. It was pretty impressive to see.
He must be like Snow (my first Pekin) was. She had wings that were proportionately large to her huge size and could actually fly as well as any of the other ducks (not that great - I don't have Mallards). Allie (my current Pekin) is, I think, more typical of the breed and has wings only slightly larger than the other ducks (small for her) she can just do extended hops and can jump from heights with out crashing too hard but fly isn't the word I would choose.
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I realized I had over 100 pics of my ducks in my phone! I make Coasters and trivets that I sell as a little side job and finally made some for myself! I've made over 4,000 of them for other people but finally have a few of my own lol.
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Dan, if your Pekin had bigger wings more in proportion to his body would that have been a factor in him flying better? or are there a myriad of other engineering requirements that need met before a larger bird can fly?
 
Dan, if your Pekin had bigger wings more in proportion to his body would that have been a factor in him flying better? or are there a myriad of other engineering requirements that need met before a larger bird can fly?
I'm sure flapping speed, stroke length, and technique all play into it, but as the big block guys say, there is no replacement for displacement.
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Dan, if your Pekin had bigger wings more in proportion to his body would that have been a factor in him flying better? or are there a myriad of other engineering requirements that need met before a larger bird can fly?


He might have bigger wings, some of my ducks have wings that look bigger than they should be. But still he's at least 8lbs.
 
He flew :eek: Like acually got two feet high for about twenty feet :the Now I know sometimes they make a mad rush for the pen and flap their wings but he actually had lift off and didn't come back down till they got to the pen. It was like watching my Mallard fly, but it was my pekin.

Here he is in front.
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And here's his daddy.
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