The short answer for an adult Pekin
An adult Pekin needs feed available throughout the day, not a set number of meals. A Pekin is a big white duck bred for rapid growth and solid laying, with a hearty appetite to match, and she eats in frequent, enthusiastic bouts interspersed with drinking, dabbling, and rest. Leaving a Pekin hungry for hours and then presenting a large meal invites gorging and messy waste, while a topped-up feeder lets her regulate her own intake across the day. Your managed moments are the morning fill, a water check whenever you pass, and the evening top-up before the flock is shut in safely.
Weight and legs shape the Pekin answer
A Pekin's frame is the reason meal restriction is a poor tool for this breed. She carries substantial weight on legs that are not built for strain, and both underfeeding in her growth pattern and careless overfeeding of treats can leave her struggling to walk comfortably to the feeder at all. Free access to a balanced waterfowl ration spreads her eating so she neither gorges nor goes short, and it keeps a laying Pekin's intake steady for shell and yolk formation. Extras are where control belongs: a Pekin will enthusiastically overeat rich scraps, so those stay occasional and small while the feeder ration does the real work of the day.
Feed and water set-up for a Pekin flock
Place the feeder on a surface that drains, because a Pekin flock turns the ground around feed and water to mud quickly, and set deep water immediately alongside so she can submerge her bill and clear her nostrils with every few mouthfuls. Check in the morning that the feeder is full and the water is fresh, and watch the flock feed, since a Pekin slow to arrive or hesitant to bear weight is visible at that moment. Refresh water again later in the day in warm weather, as fouled water puts Pekins off both drinking and eating. In the evening, top up the feeder rather than removing it, house the flock securely, and leave the area as clean as the breed's enthusiastic splashing allows so tomorrow's feed does not start in yesterday's mud. A Pekin sitting to eat because standing has become tiring is already showing you that the feeding area needs attention.
Pekin feeding problems that need quick action
Lameness is the Pekin sign to act on first, because a heavy duck limping to the feeder eats less, rests in damp bedding more, and can develop serious foot trouble that a veterinarian should assess early. A Pekin off her feed entirely, breathing with effort, or producing persistently poor shells while eating normally also belongs in a prompt veterinary conversation. Check the mundane causes alongside: a feeder emptied by midday in a hungry flock, water too shallow for proper dipping, or one aggressive bird dominating a single feeding point. Note whether the whole flock or one duck is affected, since that distinction changes the likely cause completely. With more than one person on duck duty, KinsLe Care Teams records each Pekin feeder fill and water refresh as an assigned, time-stamped task, keeping the pattern visible across the week.