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Breeds of DUCKS
Other than the Muscovy, all our domestic breeds are variants on the Mallard species Anas platyrhynchos
| Abacot Ranger |  |
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| Appleyard
large & miniature |
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The Silver Appleyard come in two sizes.
Most attractive bird but mostly selected for looks now. The large Appleyard was originally a meat bird. There are very few strong table lines of the large version left. It used to be a really good productive breed. The miniature was always a delightful fancy. |
| Aylesbury |  |
Aylesburys were one of the most common table birds some 50 years ago, but there are very few Utility stocks left. The commercial world has specialised and most domestic Aylesburys are either unselected farm white ducks or the very different exhibition strains. |
| Blue Swedish |  |
Slate grey with white bibs the Blue Swedish are very beautiful and charming ducks |
| Call |  |
Cute, noisy and totally endearing - thats the Call duck; all sorts of colours; |
| Campbell |  |
The Campbell comes in 3 colours -white, dark and khaki
The Khaki used to be the main egg laying breed in the U.K. This position is probably challenged by the newer commercial strains like the Cherry Valley 2000. |
| Cayuga |  |
The Cayuga is famed for its beetle green black feathering. A few strains still have the black egg colour, but sadly rare now. |
| Indian Runner | The hock bottle shape marks these ducks out - entirely comical; Bred now for looks and fashion but the original utility stock were great layers and used in much of the creation of todays egg breeds. | |
| Magpie |  |
In several colours, the magpie is a large attractive duck and should be a good layer. |
| Muscovy |  |
The Muscovy is a different species of duck altogether - from South America - they are big meaty birds and often good flyers.
In our experience they make great mothers. |
| Orpington |  |
The buff orpington is a beautiful duck and, in the past, good stock lines could lay up to 300 eggs a year. |
| Overberg | ||
| Pekin |  |
The Pekin is the basis of the favoured meat bird in the United States and its qualities have been used in the creation of our commercial table strains. Those in the UK now are predominantly exhibition quality which has the cute upright stance. |
| Rouen |  |
The French breed of the Rouen was bred originally for meat, a big generous carcase but now most strains are only bred for their looks. A large ponderous laid back bird with Mallard markings. |
| Rouen Clair |  |
An improvement on the Rouen in terms of meat production in France, and for many generations here as well, these are now uncommon except in the exhibition lines. |
| Saxony | Such attractive meat birds, big, buff and bronze. Few productive lines but well worth finding. | |
| Welsh Harlequin |  |
The Welsh Harlequin is a pretty little duck with good egg laying numbers. It is difficult to find really good utility stock these days, they are popular garden pets but should be really really good layers too. |
