Dec 6, 2022 · My Rouen laid her first egg on Nov 2, 2022. ... New duck mommy 2021, farmlife27 and 1 other person. Dec 6 ...

Apr 26, 2024 · Rouen's are easy to be friends with, you will know if you have a good bond with them when you bend down and they come to you and start quacking. They eat ALOT of greens, Meaning they will easily devour a bunch of grass which can make your coop look dry like a desert, but other than that it's really easy to take care of them here's a little ...

Jun 28, 2011 · 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.

Jun 3, 2021 · We thought our duck Freeda was a Rouen until we got some other Rouens, and noticed she is way smaller and her markings are different. She’s also more skittish and produces an obscene amount of eggs. I think she might be Khaki Campbell or maybe a mix? What do you think? She’s on the right in the group photo, she doesn’t have a dark mask.

Apr 20, 2009 · Rouen- I used to say it like Row-in as in "Rowin' a boat" LOL, until someone from France was chatting with me about poultry and told me they used to have "Roan" with a long o "Claires", which are basically light phase Rouens. Again, I …

Feb 25, 2010 · I too have a Rouen sitting on her's & my other girls eggs. She's been at it for about a week now, so I made the decision to pen her off from the rest of the group so the boys don't harass her. Im almost in agreement with A V Brahmas in that, I thought the Rouen breed were Giants in comparison to my Cayuga girl, but my Rouen duck is a bit ...

Oct 20, 2019 · Well my cute lil Solo, the sole duck to hatch from my batch of chicken eggs that I snuck a duck egg into, is decidely a Rouen colored duckling with the build of a runner. At a week+ old, I am excited to see how Solo matures. A Rouen …

May 2, 2009 · A friend of mine gave me a 2 rouen duck eggs (1 quit a few days ago) to hatch a while back and I counted 28 days on the calendar, becuz that is what I heard the average duck incubation period is, so this egg is due tomorrow and I locked it down Thursday. Today while adding a bit more humidity to...

May 14, 2022 · In my days of having Rouen's and mallards. The Rouen's come in different sizes, standard, large and exhibition extra-large, now the standard Rouen can fly especially if they are on the small side. I would clip the wings. Mallards can …

May 21, 2009 · My duck eggs are more porcelain in texture, really smooth and usually almost translucent compared to chickens. Ive had all sizes and colors (usually in the blue range) but the surface is always smoother than a chicken.