Pekin Ducklings for sale hatching weekly year round for those that raise Pekin ducks for commercial meat production.
Strain:
The Jumbo Pekin duck is our largest Pekin duck. It should be the biggest bird in the meat class compared to similar aged birds. Males will weigh 11-13+ pounds, and females 10-12 pounds. Our jumbo Pekins are very calm. Jumbo Pekin ducks lay 140-175 eggs per year. We recommend these for showing in the meat duck class at the fair.
Grimaud Hybrid Pekin Duck, a large, fast growing Pekin duck. They get 8-12.25 pounds. Annual duck egg production is 150-200 duck eggs. 8.2 pounds live weight at slaughter 49 days. Eviscerated weight 5.7 pounds. Duck Feed Conversion 2.74 pounds of feed to produce 1 pound of duck. Mortality 2.5%. As percent of duck: 21% Breast Filet, 30.2% skin and duck fat. Our breeder imported breeding stock from Grimaud Freres, an international poultry breeding company in France, since 2000. If you visit their site, our Grimaud Hybrid is the same as their Star 53. Grimaud Hybrid ducklings are pure Pekin ducks; they are listed as hybrid as a male from a large, fast growing Pekin strain is crossed with a female from a high egg production Pekin strain to produce the hybrid ducklings we sell you. Grimaud Hybrid Pekin ducklings will reproduce if you use the ducklings we supply you as breeders. Grimaud Hybrid Pekin ducklings won?t lay as many eggs and there will be less hybrid vigor, but Grimaud Hybrid Pekin ducklings will produce fertile eggs.
Our Pekin duck strain is a smaller Pekin duck but it does a very good job of producing lots of highly fertile eggs. The Grimaud Hybrid Pekin Duckling is superior for meat purposes, however if you want a duck that will lay large eggs the Pekin Duckling should meet your needs. Adult weight is 7-13.5 pounds. They lay 140-220 eggs per year.
Pekin ducks fine meat quality and egg laying ability quickly made them the first choice of American duck growers. These ducklings are the easiest domestic ducks to pick and prepare for eating.
American Poultry Association Class: Heavy Duck Class
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Conservation Status: Most popular duck breed
The Pekin is by far the most common breed of duck for commercial meat production because of its extremely fast growth rate and good feed conversion (pounds of feed to produce one pound of body weight). Pekin ducks are extremely hardy and found throughout the United States. Around 95% of duck meat consumed in the United States is Pekin duck. Pekin ducks have yellow skin.
Incubation: Pekin eggs take 28 days to hatch ducklings. Pekins do not go broody.
Standard Weights: Old Drake 10 lbs. Old Duck 9 lbs. Young Drake 9 lbs. Young Duck 8 lbs.
Color: Creamy white plumage, orange feet and bill. Ducklings have bright yellow plumage.
History: The Pekin duck originated from the Mallard duck in China. In 1873 nine ducks were exported from China to Long Island New York. Pekins were referred to as Long Island duckling.
We will send you a Commercial Duck Management Guide with your first order of 120 or more ducklings ? just ask for it when you place your order.
