Duck Breeds
Welsh Harlequin Duck: The Calm Layer You Can Sex at Hatch
The Welsh Harlequin descends from two light-coloured Khaki Campbell ducklings hatched in 1949; Metzer Farms rates it among the calmest…
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Duck Breeds
Domestic duck breeds from the Pekin to the Call duck, what each was bred for, how they differ in eggs, size, temperament and mothering, and the one breed that is a different species altogether. Figures come from hatchery breed charts and are compared in the breed tool.
Duck Breeds
Call Duck: The Smallest Breed, and a Loud One
The Call duck is the smallest domestic duck breed, and a loud one: a bantam believed to be Dutch, bred…
Duck Breeds
Rouen Duck: A Mallard the Size of a Goose
The Rouen is a mallard the size of a goose: the wild duck's colour pattern on a heavy, boat-shaped body.…
Duck Breeds
Muscovy Duck: The Domestic Duck That Is Not a Mallard
The Muscovy is the one domestic duck that is not a duck in the usual sense: a different species, with…
Duck Breeds
Cayuga Duck: The Black Duck With the Green Shine and the Black Eggs
The Cayuga is the black duck with the green shine: an American breed in the standard since 1874, quiet, hardy,…
Duck Breeds
Indian Runner Duck: The Duck That Stands Up
The Indian Runner is the duck that stands up. Tall, thin and bottle-shaped, it walks instead of waddling and has…
Duck Breeds
Khaki Campbell Duck: The Egg Breed, Its History and Its One Drawback
The Khaki Campbell is the egg duck: a small, plain, brown bird that a Gloucestershire breeder put together in the…
Duck Breeds
Pekin Duck: The White Duck Everyone Knows, and Why
The Pekin: big, white, calm by Metzer Farms' account and the main US meat duck. A reasonable layer for a…
Duck Breeds
How to Tell if a Duck Is Male or Female
In mallards and the breeds descended from them, the loud, clear quack belongs to the female. The drake does not…
Duck Behavior
Do Ducks Mate for Life?
Mostly no. Geese and swans pair for life; most ducks form a bond that lasts four to eight months, usually…
Duck Breeds
Dabbling Ducks vs Diving Ducks: How to Tell Them Apart
Watch how they leave the water. A dabbling duck springs almost vertically into the air. A diving duck has to…
Duck Breeds
Mallard Duck: Facts, Identification, Behaviour and Habitat
If you have ever seen a duck, you have almost certainly seen a mallard — and nearly every domestic duck…