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Sleeping Blekinge ducks. Females can lay 70–100 white-colored eggs a year with an average weight for the eggs being 70–80 grams and the female can expect to lay on the eggs for 28 days before they hatch. [6] [7]
Pekin ducks may lay over 150 white eggs per year. [17]: 193 They are not good sitters, and eggs may need to be artificially incubated. [17]: 193 The American Pekin is sometimes kept for fancy and showing. [16] Show birds are often larger than commercial production stock. [2]: 94
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Blue-winged teal generally lay 10 to 12 eggs. Delayed nesting and renesting efforts have substantially smaller clutches, averaging five to six eggs. Clutch size can also vary with the age of the hen. Yearlings tend to lay smaller clutches. [13] Incubation takes 21 to 27 days. [12] [13] [18] Blue-winged teal are sexually mature after their first ...
The Swedish Blue is a medium-sized bird: drakes weigh some 3–4 kg, ducks about 2.5–3.5 kg.It is rather shorter and broader in body shape than breeds such as the Cayuga or Orpington; [8]: 63 the body is rounded, plump and full-breasted, the back is straight and fairly flat, and is about half as long again as it is broad.
The Welsh Harlequin is a breed of domestic duck originating in Wales. In 1949, in Criccieth, Group Captain Leslie Bonnet discovered a colour mutation among his flock of Khaki Campbells and began selective breeding for the trait. By 1968, hatching eggs were exported to the United States, followed by the importation of live birds in 1981. [1]: 199
The clutch size ranges from 5 to 16 eggs. The incubation period is 21 to 23 days. [16] [20] The young fledge 34 to 35 days after hatching or usually before 6 weeks of age. [16] [19] Young green-winged teal have the fastest growth rate of all ducks. [16] The males leave the females at the start of incubation and congregate on safe waters to molt.