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Welsh Harlequin Ducks

History; Breed Background: Bred from 2 sorts of Khaki Campbell stock The most brightly plumaged of the lighter breeds with an adult bird sized between the Miniature Appleyard and the Campbell .They follow the beak colouring of the Abacots with the male and female separately coloured which can help those not vent sexing the young. They are good layers and reasonable mothers and make good sociable back garden ducks rarely flying and foraging well.

 
Names

Known in France and Italy as Welsh Harlequin !

Country Of Origin;.

........ Wales Mentioned in all the 1870's books

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

..............250 /300 if lucky 120+ if not

Breed Defects. .

. . . check for bronze ie brown wing bars if blue or green not WH

Defects.

.. . . . . . .the miost nervous breed

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;

 

Appearance:

Drakes, Bill, greenish blue Legs, orange Wing Bars,bronze green -

Ducks, Bill, greenish slate Legs, orange/brown Wing Bars, bronze green

Size: Drakes, 2.26 - 2.49 kg

Ducks, 2.04 - 2.26 kg

Needs: Dry bedding, protection from the weather and predators(very stupid as a breed); good food and water. Do not require water for swimming to stay healthy, but they do enjoy it. Placid docile bird not put off laying easily

 

WELSH HARLEQUIN;............

Mrs E Davies
PEMBS
Tel 01437 532 585
Alan Davies
PEMBS

Hicks Waterfowl World
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Tel 028 256 651 284.

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www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Welsh/BRKWelsh.html

cyborganic.com/People/feathersite/ Poultry/Ducks/Welsh/BRKWelsh.html

www.albc-usa.org/waterfowl/welsh_harlequin_duck.htm

www.dallie.com.au/farm/zpic_welshh.htm

www.hollyspringsfarm.com/ducks.htm

www.lunehaven.com/ducks.html

www.albc-usa.org/waterfowl.htm

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