She’s pretty well-hidden:
Posts Tagged ‘Rouen duck’
Rouen on the nest
Posted in birds, Uncategorized, tagged domestic malllard, Rouen duck on June 5, 2016| 2 Comments »
Cold duckies
Posted in birds, Uncategorized, tagged mallard duck, Pekin duck, Rouen duck on January 18, 2016| 1 Comment »
A bit past peak
Posted in birds, Carnivorans, West Virginia, tagged bobcat, domestic duck, Eastern wild turkey, fall foliage, Pekin duck, quaking aspen, Rouen duck, wild turkey on October 26, 2015| 4 Comments »
The last flame of autumn:
(I don’t know why he went into eclipse! He’s too young!)
Bobcat track. You’ve already seen the bobcat, though:
Quaking aspens against a blue sky:
Wild turkeys trying to hide:
Two types of Rouen
Posted in birds, tagged Rouen duck on August 3, 2015| 2 Comments »
If you’re interested in getting Rouen ducks, I need to point out something important. If you want an active, foraging duck, get what are called “production Rouens.”
The Rouen drake that runs the sex slave camp on the pond now is pretty well proportioned.
This type goes 7-9 pounds. It doesn’t grow as fast as a Pekin, but it does get fairly large.
But there is another type that is available, which is called the “standard bred” or “exhibition” Rouen. It was developed in England as an improved meat breed, and it became common as an exhibition bird, even though it’s far less fertile and often lacks the brooding instinct of the production bird. They are also often too big to sit on eggs.
This type of Rouen can go 10-12 pounds, and it’s bred for a distended keel that often drags or bounces off the ground.
It’s far less hardy.
I personally find them extremely ugly.
The production type does a whole lot better on the ground. I think they are the smartest of all the domestic ducks, including when compared to the Khaki Campbell and the Pekin. Pekins are sweet but dopey, and Khaki Campbells are wild and scatter-brained.
It’s been said that the Rouen is just a European mallard bred up in size, and it probably is.
It’s quite an elegant breed, but if you want one, make sure you choose a type that isn’t encumbered as it moves.
Otherwise, the foxes are going to eat well.
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Out of the production type there is also a Rouen Clair variety, which is lighter in color.
I don’t think they are available in the US yet.
From a little baby to a big duck
Posted in birds, tagged domestic duck, duckling, Rouen duck on August 1, 2015|
Pekin rider
Posted in birds, tagged ducks mating, Pekin duck, Rouen duck on July 26, 2015|
95 percent a man
Posted in birds, tagged domestic duck, domestic mallard, Pekin duck, Rouen duck on July 26, 2015|
He’s almost done growing in his adult breeding plumage:
And he has discovered his purpose in life, nailing two pekin hens within five minutes:
Dapper drake
Posted in birds, tagged Rouen drake, Rouen duck on July 22, 2015| 1 Comment »
Getting pretty
Posted in birds, tagged domestic duck, domestic mallard, Rouen duck on July 17, 2015|
Greenface
Posted in birds, tagged domestic duck, Rouen drake, Rouen duck on July 13, 2015| 3 Comments »