Breed identification please

[RUNuts]

Anyone care to guess? Need buddies for single Rouen who flew into my life. 1 year old. $15 each.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Blue Swedish crosses. I'm not sure with what; multi-generation mixes with Rouen is a possibility.

Anyway, it doesn't matter; you just need a duck that's not a muscovy. Those look like nice, medium-size ducks so they're perfect.

If you have a female, you can get either a male or a female, but two males won't get along well in springtime (breeding season.)

 

[Kiki]

Blue Swedish crosses. I'm not sure with what; multi-generation mixes with Rouen is a possibility.

Anyway, it doesn't matter; you just need a duck that's not a muscovy. Those look like nice, medium-size ducks so they're perfect.

If you have a female, you can get either a male or a female, but two males won't get along well in springtime (breeding season.)

Why not a Muscovy?

 

[RUNuts]

Muscovies aren’t regular ducks. Like a donkey is not a horse. They can breed to make a mule. But the mule is sterile.

So muscovy won’t be good company for a duck. Close, but not quite a duck.

 

[Kiki]

Muscovies aren’t regular ducks. Like a donkey is not a horse. They can breed to make a mule. But the mule is sterile.

So muscovy won’t be good company for a duck. Close, but not quite a duck.

But do you want ducks constantly or just buddies?

 

[Kiki]

Are you going to become a duck hoarder Mr. Nut?

 

[RUNuts]

Sexing. Drakes have green heads & orange feet? Seller claims 4 hens & 2 drakes left. From the picture, I’m doubtful but know enough to get in trouble.

 

[RUNuts]

Are you going to become a duck hoarder Mr. Nut?

They are too delicious to hoard.

Ya want some quail? Need to shift species.

 

[RUNuts]

But do you want ducks constantly or just buddies?

Magic 8 ball says undecided

 

[sylviethecochin]

Sexing. Drakes have green heads & orange feet? Seller claims 4 hens & 2 drakes left. From the picture, I’m doubtful but know enough to get in trouble.

It looks like it. Drakes should have shinier heads. But if you're uncertain, they're apparently all in regular plumage, so you have a drake feather to use. And watch a few quack-sexing videos; it's very accurate.