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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.
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Names
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Known in France and Italy as
Welsh Harlequin !
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Country Of
Origin;.
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Wales
Mentioned in all the 1870's
books
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Carriage;
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Similar to the Campbell ducks
but a substantailly more well built duck ie useful
for the table if needed
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Purpose;...
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.......Eggs..Meat...Broody...a
good utility duck
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Egg Colour
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; .....................The eggs
weigh 65 g and are white
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Egg Numbers
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..............250 /300 if lucky
120+ if not
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Breed Defects.
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. . . check for bronze ie brown
wing bars if blue or green not WH
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Defects.
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.. . . . . . .the miost nervous
breed
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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. This is an
average size bird (weight of the duck: 2,5 kg; of
the drake: 3 kg).
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Breed Tip
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****Meat
Production:(Drakes)Will reach table weight on food
and scraps by 16 weeks then
not put on nay weight until 2yrs +
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Flying .
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rarely flies a good back garden
all rounder;
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Appearance:
Drakes, Bill, greenish
blue Legs, orange Wing Bars,bronze green
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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;............
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Mrs E Davies
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PEMBS
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Tel 01437 532 585
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Alan Davies
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PEMBS
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Hicks Waterfowl World
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OSWESTRY
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Tel 01691 655 635
weekends
Tel 07818 036 118
weekdays
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frank B jones
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Cheshire
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01270 811 682
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Alan McKee
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ANTRIM
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Tel 028 256 651 284.
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Links
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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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