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Exhibition Pekins
Pekins are beautiful white ducks that originated in China. They arrived in the United States in 1873 and soon became the primary meat breed. Commercial birds can reach a weight of 8 lbs in 7 weeks.
We’ve always had a pekin on the farm. There is nothing prettier than a white duck. We phased out our commercial birds 2 years ago. My kids still raise a few hatchery birds for their 4-H projects. The difference in most commercial Pekins, and the true exhibition birds is unbelievable. I think a lot of people pass Pekins by as show winners, but they are very capable of being on champion row.
We hatched around 30 birds this year. I was going to try an August hatch, but my hens decided to molt instead. Out of the 30 I ended up keeping 3. These birds are in the 13-15 lb range. We refer to them as the big guys.
We did very well with them at the shows we attended. Most notable was Best and Reserve Best at the Ohio National with a drake and a young pullet (his daughter) out of my last hatch this year. The drake went on to champion row as Reserve Heavy Duck.
For Sale
No eggs or ducklings
Breeder Birds for sale starting in August
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