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.Kromsnaveleend.
Also known as Le canard a`
Bec Courbe' in France/Belgium or Canard Sabreur.
Curvirostra di Landsmer.. Kromsnaveleend,
Krummschnabelenten
in Latin Anatra
Curvirostra
........
Netherlands
. . a skinny Campbell
........Eggs.....exhibition
; .....................blue
..large
............. 100
/200
. . .dished bill
.. . . . . . . 28
. . .Kept as trio or pair
. . 5 to 6 pounds
. . .
.Will only
hatch if brooded. Do not respond well to
incubators
. . Mentioned in all the 1770's
books.Depicted in Dutch artwork and etchings
A breed that originated in seventeenth and eighteenth century Holland where illustrations of a North Holland White Breasted Duck are obvious ancestors of this breed. The curved bill is said to allow sportsmen shooting wildfowl to distinguish the breed from the Mallard in flight.Like a Mallard, with white bib, or white; Curved bill.
Head Detail .. They are available in pure white/ Black & White.
HOOK BILL Breeders;...... Tel 07818 036 118
weekdays
Links; http://www.cyborganic.com/People/Feathersite/Poultry/Ducks/Hooks/BRKKroms.html www.geocities.com/blackkats4/HOOKBILLED-DUCKS.html www.rangerspoultry.com/Ducks.htm http://www.agraria.org/anatre/anatracurvirostra.htm Please note that photographs and text on this site belong to the Domestic Waterfowl Club of Great Britain. They should not be reprinted (commercially) without prior permission but are freeely available for educational purposes and can be printed up for classroom use; we do not have printed fact sheets/booklets for sale etc but can occasionally email uncompressed digital images rosking@domestic-waterfowl.co.uk |
