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Names
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. .Occasionally as crested Runners
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Country Of Origin;.
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........ Bali
Mentioned in all the 1870's books
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Carriage;
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. .erect 80 degree carriage
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Purpose;...
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.......Eggs../ exhibition
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Egg Colour
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; .....................blue ..large
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Egg Numbers
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.............100 /200
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Breed Defects. .
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. . . .dished bill needs to be straight as in
Runners
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Breed Defects.
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.. . . .see below
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Breed Hints....
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. . Kept as trio or pair .. will go broody
and hatch
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Weights;
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5 to 6 pounds
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Breed Tip
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**** Not a beginners
breed *****
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Flying .
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. . .can fly if startled
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Genetic profile White
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Gene :Recessive white
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symbol c
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Recessive.
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This gene is responsible for the white in
common white breeds. In the homozygous state,
recessive white masks all other color genes . Ie
if a white male is used he will pass on his
colour over that of the ducks
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Genetic prof' mallard
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Gene ; Mallard
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symbol M+
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Dominant to dusky (md) but recessive to
restricted (mallard), MR
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Dominant to dusky (md) but recessive to
restricted (mallard), MR. Allows expression of
wild-type plumage coloration. Breed examples are
Rouen and Brown (grey) Call basically all with
mallard colouration as in the Bali
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Genetic profile
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Gene : Crest
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symbol Cr
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Incompletely dominant
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Incompletely dominant and lethal in
homozygous state.
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Genetic profile
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Eggshell color
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symbol G+
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The buff-green color of the wild mallard type
eggshell. The genes responsible for the
blue/green and white eggshell colours have not
been investigated as yet
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The Bali duck is an ancient breed of considerable
significance. Ducks of upright carriage have been found
carved in the stone of the temples of Asia dating back
some two thousand years. Many waterfowl authorities
believe the Bali duck to be the originator of the Indian
Runner.
The erect 80 degree carriage of the Bali is
accentuated by a long body that is somewhat heavier than
itís Indian Runner cousin, and resting snugly on
the back of the head of an ideal Balinese is a golf ball
sized crest. Most Bali that are reared outside of
Indonesia are white, although brown is the common colour
in their homeland.
While Bali ducks are good egg layers producing a
blue/green to white egg, they are still rare outside of
their homeland. They have not yet been selectively bred
for egg production unlike their Indian Runner cousins,
however the Bali duck is a beautiful and fascinating
breed. extra info R.Sturmey
A crested vertically built duck visually a crested
Indian Runner available in many colours with few
standardised colours.**** Not a
beginners
breed *****This breed
like all crested is difficult to breed with a higher than
average proportion of dead in shell ducklings
The Lethal Crested Gene
This gene is a dominant gene with a lethal variant. If
C=crested and p=plain non-crested, it works like this:
Crested Drake =C p (this means that a crested
drake in a pen can turn any breed crested)
Crested Duck = C CC Cp
their offspring will be:- pp is a
non-crested duckling,
......................................Cp is a crested
duckling,
.....................................CC (theoretically
crested) dies in the shell due to skull deformities.
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