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The Swedish Blue is a medium-sized bird: drakes weigh some 3–4 kg, ducks about 2.5–3.5 kg.It is rather shorter and broader in body shape than breeds such as the Cayuga or Orpington; [8]: 63 the body is rounded, plump and full-breasted, the back is straight and fairly flat, and is about half as long again as it is broad.
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck and is also described as resembling the Swedish Blue. Males weigh up to 6.6 pounds (3.0 kg) and females up to 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). There are two color varieties, black and a less common blue. Both have a single white feather on each wing and a white bib.
It is essentially a smaller version of the Swedish Blue, but with black plumage where the Swedish has blue; [9]: 457 [10]: 489 the black has glossy green and blue lights in it. [8] The birds usually have a white bib, and may have some white on the head; they may become paler as they age, in some cases turning almost entirely white. [8]
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Blekinge ducks are near twice the size of Mallards. The Blekinge duck is often a lighter wild-colored duck similar to that of the Mallard, fully white individuals are rare but ever so often seen. The females weigh 2–2.5 kg (4.4–5.5 lb) and the males 2.5–3.5 kg (5.5–7.7 lb). [2] Sleeping Blekinge ducks.
Developed in the 20th century in the county of Skåne by Måns Eriksson, the duck is speculated to be a mix of Swedish Blue, Khaki Campbell and some other local breed of white duck. In the 1930s the duck was very common on farms in rural Sweden, but by the 1950s it had earned its status of a fairly rare duck [ 3 ] and by the 1970s the duck was ...
The Pomeranian duck is a medium-sized bird, male weighs 3 kg; the female usually weighs 2.5 kg. The body is traditionally black or blue with a white breast. They have dark (preferably black) beaks and feet and dark brown eyes. [2] They produce 70-100 eggs per year of 80-90 grams weight. [3]