Kelster65
Chirping
Hi all, my Rouen are about 10 weeks old now and have been in juvenile molting (I'm assuming), losing some of their feathers. I've got a couple of questions. I know which are female vs. male, but the bill color and facial lines are a bit confusing. Lately they've all started "flying", taking off from the pond and getting about 3 feet of lift before landing 6-10 feet away. The one with the green bill is getting the dark line around his bill and his drake feather but only has the one line by his eye. Could he be a mallard instead of a rouen? The male with the yellow bill looks different. Also, I've read that rouens don't exactly fly but how much lift do they normally have? They're in a 6' tall area and I haven't put the top net on yet. Will they "fly the coop?"
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