swedish ducks
A blue duck of unstable colouring... There is no such thing as a Black Swedish it is the occasional result of any unstable blue-blue mating as is 'Splashed" it is not shown or bred from but a good pet duck.
It is a medium sized duck that weighs between 6.5 and 8 pounds; males usually weigh more then females. As early as 1835, the blue Swedish duck was being raised by farmers in Pomerania, which back then was part of Sweden, thus the name.
The color of Blue Swedish ducks is due to heterozygosity in a color gene.
If a Blue Swedish duck and drake breed, the young are the usual 25% / 50% / 25% ratio in:-
* 25%: A homozygous form, black where the blue should be.
* 50%: As the parents.
* 25%: The other homozygous form, splashed or silver with combinations of blue and black and white.
aged female bleached back to white as above
Names Germanata Svedese
Country Of Origin;......... Europe
Carriage;Similar to the Campbell ducks but a substantailly
more well built duck ie useful for the table if needed
Purpose;..........Eggs..Meat...Broody...a good utility duck
Egg Colour.....................The eggs weigh 65 g and are
white
Egg Numbers..............150 +
Breed Hints....Kept as trio or pair .. will go broody and
hatch
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****Meat Production:(Drakes)Will reach table weight
on food and scraps by 16 weeks then not put on nay weight until 2yrs +
Flying .rarely flies a good back garden all rounder;
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Swedes/BRKSwedes.html
Breeders
http://www.waterfowlworld.co.uk/ or grahamhickss@hotmail.co.uk
Richard Collins, West Midlands 01922 405 388
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