What kind of ducks do I have??

[learycow]

@buff goose guy I guess we have the same eye when it comes to identifying breeds! Haha

 

[buff goose guy]

seems so . hahaha

 

[BarrerasDucks]

They look like a cross. Where did you buy them?

 

[elisha55]

I didn't buy them I got them from a friend. Thank you for your help when they are fully feathered I will ask again!

 

[BarrerasDucks]

Hey how's those ducks. Got any recent puctures??

 

[Welshies]

I have ducks like that. They are mixes, though. But great birds! Here: (10 weeks)

4 weeks;



They are Rouen x Saxony. Should lay well, are quiet, calm, tame, and beautiful. I've been seeing lots of these lately, hoping to be a new breed one day!

Note: if yours have one eye stripe they are Mallard x Saxony.

 

[BarrerasDucks]

Oh man I like them! Good looking teen! Send some more photos as they get their adult feathers please!! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Welshies]

Oh man I like them! Good looking teen! Send some more photos as they get their adult feathers please!! Thank you for sharing!

Oh I will! I plan on breeding for more. Love the color and temperament, plus they are probably one of the best dual purpose ducks out there. Should lay well for a large breed, and have good meat. Plus mine are the tamest of the group- good pets.

 

[Welshies]

@elisha55 Yours look like MallardxSaxony.
Rouen x Saxony would lay around 150-250 eggs a year (guessing), and be large, 7-9 pound birds.
Mallard x Saxony would lay around 100-150 (possibly 200 eggs, guessing) per year, and be around 4-8 pounds.

Here are some characteristics:
Rouen Mallard Saxony
7-9 pounds 3-5 pounds 6-8 pounds
100-180 eggs (production type; exhibition Rouens lay 35-100 eggs) / year 35-110 eggs/ year 150-250 eggs/year
Coloured like wild Mallards; males have green bills at 6+ weeks, females have yellow at 6+ weeks. Two eye stripes. Same as Rouens, but smaller. Only have one eye stripe. Can fly. Have rosy breast, pale underparts, grey wings and back, males have neck ring and dark blue-gray face.



The cross, has, so far been:
Saxony x Rouen (Mallard x Rouen would be smaller, may fly)
6 pounds at 10 weeks, Mallard x would probably be 4 pounds at 10 weeks.
Very calm, stocky, tame birds, friendly, good foragers
Females are so far 1-3 pounds smaller than males, females have yellow bills, males have darker orange sometimes green-tinted bills. All silver, with rosy breast, face feathers still coming in.

the duck a couple replies above is the male.