what kind of ducks are these? I NEED TO KNOW!!!

[DUCKGIRL89]

Im so worried that my "Rouen" hen is actually a mallard and that im gonna need to get rid of her. So PLEASE is she a mallard, or a rouen?

And what about my drake? I wouldnt mind if hes a mallard, I dont like him anyway, but I need to make sure.

 

[desertdarlene]

Rouens. They're too heavy bodied to be mallards. Doesn't mean they can't fly if they are determined to do so. Most likely they can't.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Why do you think they are mallards? If they were bought fom a hatchery they wouldn't have mixed up the breed on you.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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They werent bought at a hatchery. These are from a local feed store. And they had a duckling assortment, so I wasnt sure what they were. Now the other mallard looking ducks I have are rouens for sure. BTW I ordered two sexed female rouens from metzer, and endered up with a pair.. Huff.....

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

They r pretty if that helps. Lol but yes I would say they r rouens.

 

[farmdude]

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[DUCKGIRL89]

Ok, thats good. I cant have mallards here because if I do they will fly away with all the rest of the mallards that fly over my place. I had a half rouen half mallard that was crested and he could kinda fly with clipped wings.

 

[jbourget]

you could make a run to prevent them from flying away? but these wont they are too big...tractor supply quality rouens

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Yeah, they cant fly, at all. Im glad they cant.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Purebred Mallards are very small. They are in the Bantam class of ducks. Males 40 ounces, females 36 ounces.

Rouens are in the heavy class. Males 10 pounds, females 9 pounds. Also Rouens are shaped like a big feathered box with feet at the bottom and very little leg showing.

I don't know what that is that the hatcheries are selling as Rouens, but they aren't Rouens. Some sort of large gray colored mutt, I think.

Anyway, unless your ducks are tiny, they aren't mallards.