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Breeds of Ducks Factsheet Web April 2014
Breeds of Ducks Factsheet Web April 2014
Breeds of Ducks
DUCK SPECIES The Muscovy Duck can have white, black and
grey feathers or a mixture of all 3 colours
Two different species of ducks are reared
(figure 1). This duck may be recognized by
locally. These are:
fleshy red swellings around the eyes and beak.
The Barbary or Muscovy Duck
This swelling is more prominent in the males
The True Duck
than the females. It is a hardy bird but has
BREEDS OF THE TRUE DUCKS limited breeding capacity. This is the most
popular breed of duck reared locally for meat.
There are many breeds of the true duck.
These include: It grows very rapidly. The male bird weighs
about 4 - 5 kg and the female about 3 kg at 12
Rouen Khaki Campbell
weeks of age. The female lays about 45 - 60
Pekin Indian runner
eggs per year.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MUSCOVY DUCK
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEKIN DUCK
Colour Colour varies from pure white, to White feathers and light yellow bill.
black, to black and white
Males are much larger (4.5 kg) and Males and female are approximately
Size of Males and Females grow faster than female (3 kg) in same size (4 kg) in 12 weeks
12 weeks
Cross Breeding Crossing with other ducks leads to Crossing with other ducks except
sterile off-spring Muscovy produces fertile off-spring
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