Biggest Mallard Drake

This Mallard drake is exactly 3 1/2 times bigger than the next biggest duck in our lake system, hes really a chow hound and goes by the name Baby Huey !
I had to get a photo of him because a picture is worth a thousand words.

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Hay Dale, he looks big, and bottom heavy, but it's hard to tell with no other duck around to compare him to.

Is he a domestic?

A great name for this monster duck, and as Mitch stated, would be nice to see him with another duck. steve

Ok guys here he is with a buddy, I dont like posting "Bad" photos , just for a size comparison I will this time. Yeah steve the name fits this brute !

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He has to be a cross with something, but kept the Mallard markings. It can happen.

He'd be something to try and capture for breeding purposes. He might be the grandfather of a whole new line of birds.

Maybe a cross between a duck and a goose...steve

He is the same size as a goose, but he has perfect Mallard male markings he is also quite frendly and a bit of a mooch.

The duck is a Rouen.

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Rouen_duck

The Rouen resembles a Mallard: they have green heads, white collars, a deep claret breast and blue speculum feathers, but they are brighter in colour and larger in size than Mallards. In North America, two distinct types are bred: the common or production-bred variety that is larger than a Mallard but has a typical duck conformation; and the much larger and squarer standard-bred variety. The production variety normally weighs 6–8 lbs (2.7–3.6 kg) while the standard-bred weighs 9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg).

yeller wrote in post #5022328
The duck is a Rouen.

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Rouen_duck

The Rouen resembles a Mallard: they have green heads, white collars, a deep claret breast and blue speculum feathers, but they are brighter in colour and larger in size than Mallards. In North America, two distinct types are bred: the common or production-bred variety that is larger than a Mallard but has a typical duck conformation; and the much larger and squarer standard-bred variety. The production variety normally weighs 6–8 lbs (2.7–3.6 kg) while the standard-bred weighs 9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg).

Thanks for the info Yeller, this is nice to know. Dale

yeller wrote in post #5022328
The duck is a Rouen.

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Rouen_duck

The Rouen resembles a Mallard: they have green heads, white collars, a deep claret breast and blue speculum feathers, but they are brighter in colour and larger in size than Mallards. In North America, two distinct types are bred: the common or production-bred variety that is larger than a Mallard but has a typical duck conformation; and the much larger and squarer standard-bred variety. The production variety normally weighs 6–8 lbs (2.7–3.6 kg) while the standard-bred weighs 9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg).

Gee, you spoiled all the fun, I sure wanted it to be a duck-goose mix...Ha..ha...Thanks for the detailed info. steve