Breed History; . . .Abacot Rangers were further developed between 1917
and 1923 by Oscar Gray and often referred to as the Hooded Rangerin
America but were initially a British breed that fell out of fashion (
the females have a 'hood' of fawn-buff feathers ) in older books .
Streicher, in German, mean "stray"and were first mentioned in Europe in
the the years following the war of 1914-1918. ( known as Streicher and
very popular in Eastern Europe as a dual purpose duck) they are one of
the few breeds where the breed standards are virtually unaltered today.
A reasonable layer and sitter with a differing bill colour in males and
females similar to the Appleyards etc. making sexing after 8 weeks
simple.They are a long lived placid breed unknown by many and getting
rarer
Names. . .
Streicher in
Germany and Eastern Europe. Hooded Ranger . . old Uk and US name : Le
Canard Streicher ' in France/Belgium
Country Of
Origin; ........ Great
Britain. An early 20th Century Breed mentioned from the 1920's onwards
Carriage;. . . Similar to the
Campbell ducks but a
substantailly more well built duck ie useful for the table if needed ie
chunky and slow(ish). Long lived I have 13 year olds still laying can
get waterlogged in winter after 10 years old so watch.
Purpose;...
.......Eggs..Meat...Broody...a good
utility duck
Eggs.....................The eggs weigh
65 g and are white
Egg Numbers .............180
/200
Breed Defects.
. . . . .Drake .. Too dark
a body colour;breast red running around from chest to stomach area;
lack of lacing within feathers; brown head ;incomplete or missing neck
ring; Defective wing bars ; bright yellow bill; Keel
.
.. . . . . . . Duck; Eye Stripes;Coarse
colour graing ie more
resembling an Appleyard; white head (no 'hood'); grey wing bars;
Defective wing bars ; bright blue bill; Keel
Breed Hint.... Kept
as trio or pair .. will go
broody and hatch. Long lived 10 years +
Weights. . . .5 to 6 pounds. This is an
average size
bird (weight of the duck: 2,5 kg; of the drake: 3 kg).
Breed Tip ****Easily confused
as a duckling with mini
Appleyards and Harlequins... easiest difference ... they are the
greediest/largest /chubbiest until full feathering shows the difference
in clour of the wing bars etc
Flying .
. . like a
brick. . .rarely flies a good back garden all rounder;
Genetic profile
Gene :Harlequin phase/symbol
lih /Recessive.
Recessive
and allelic to both the dark
phase and the light phase. The effects on plumage color are similar to
the light phase but more exaggerated. On the Abacot the colouring is
without the without brown dilution of the Welsh Harlequin.
Note the sex linked bill colouring
ABACOT RANGER;.........Breeders
Brian Gilbey,
Essex
01621 829
629
Mike & Sylvia Hatcher /
BERKSHIRE / Tel 01488 638 014
hatcher579@btinternet.com
John Palmer ,/Essex / 01708 348 088
HICKS WATERFOWL WORLD / OSWESTRY / Tel
01691 655 635
http://www.waterfowlworld.co.uk/
or
grahamhickss@hotmail.co.uk
Ros King, Wiltshire
01747 870 048
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