Rouen | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2017年5月15日 · We have (or maybe had) a group of nice Rouen ducks, 4 to be precise. We had more, but I'll explain why 10 dwindled down to 4. Rouens are excellent meat ducks, and we sold two males to an old friend who liked duck meat. They gave a 5 out of 5 on the spot! Wham! The eggs they produced, around one a day for one female, sold for $10 a dozen!
Pekin vs. Rouen - Pros and Cons - BackYard Chickens
2019年1月19日 · I've owned both pekin and rouen ducks over the years. Both can be very friendly if you put a lot of time into raising them. My 2 pekin drakes I have right now are pretty friendly and love me petting them before I put them in their cage for the night. The rouens I've had also enjoyed my company and one of my hens loved getting hugs.
Rouen - Reviews | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2012年1月10日 · We have (or maybe had) a group of nice Rouen ducks, 4 to be precise. We had more, but I'll explain why 10 dwindled down to 4. Rouens are excellent meat ducks, and we sold two males to an old friend who liked duck meat. They gave a 5 out of 5 on the spot! Wham! The eggs they produced, around one a day for one female, sold for $10 a dozen!
how long does it take for rouen ducks to lay eggs
2012年8月15日 · I'm not worried. My first eggs started appearing around 21ish weeks and it was one a day and now at about 26 weeks I'm getting the 4 I mentioned. I'm inundated. I planned on 5 ducks producing about 15 eggs a week but at this rate even with 4 I'm looking at 28 a week, some double yokers. @Tigeresslane Sometimes it just takes some ducks longer.
Rouen Ducks... male or female?? - BackYard Chickens
2013年4月23日 · One is a male the other is a female the male has the green head and the female doesn't and also the female quacks and the male gas a Drake feather
Flying Rouen Ducks | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2017年11月19日 · Yesterday my Rouen ducks took flight over the power lines and across the gravel road and landed in the field! Omgosh
Rouen Ducks? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2015年8月19日 · We butchered a couple of 8-week-old Rouen drakes on Wednesday. We were aiming for 7 weeks based on Dave Holderread's advice, but life got in the way last week. Dressed weight was just under 3 pounds. We were disappointed with the weight, but the sample I got from the cook this morning tasted great!
Duck Breed Focus - Rouen - Rouen | BackYard Chickens
2015年11月21日 · The plumage coloring of both the Rouen drake and duck are nearly identical to that of the Mallard breed; drakes have green heads, white collars, black tail feathers, a gray body, and a deep claret breast. The ducks are mottled light and dark brown, with a black crown and eye-stripes. Rouen ducks can be much darker brown than Mallard ducks.
Difference between Rouen and Mallard. - BackYard Chickens
2008年1月8日 · I know that Rouen is the domesticated version of the Wild Mallard and that Rouens are larger. We bought 3 Rouens this spring as day olds from the local feed store. They were labeled as Rouens and when they are a day old you kind of have to take their word for it. Well today we went to our local fair and were looking at the ducks.
Incubating Rouen Ducks | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2020年6月2日 · I will be getting some Rouen eggs to incubate next week from the mail. I read somewhere that you need to let the eggs rest before putting them in the incubator. How long do I let the shipped eggs rest? Also, is someone here familiar incubating Rouen eggs? In terms of the temperature and humidity (I have a still-air incubator and live in South ...