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Rouen Clair duck, female Rouen ducks featured in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management in 1861. The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck. [1] Rouens are raised primarily for meat, exhibition, [2] or as general purpose ducks. Since they are not prolific egg layers, Rouen ducks are most commonly bred for their meat. [2]
The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck and is also described as resembling the Swedish Blue. Males weigh up to 6.6 pounds (3.0 kg) and females up to 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). There are two color varieties, black and a less common blue. Both have a single white feather on each wing and a white bib.
An 8 week old Khaki Campbell (rear) and a 13-week-old Mallard. Mrs Adele Campbell [12] commenced poultry-keeping around 1887 and later purchased an Indian Runner Duck of indiscriminate type which was an exceptional layer (182 eggs in 196 days), [13] [14] and which formed the basis in developing the "Campbell Ducks"; in her own words "Various matings of Rouen, Indian Runner and Wild Duck were ...
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Most breeds of duck may lay some 200 eggs per year, [13]: 258 though the Indian Runner may produce over 300 eggs annually. [2] The females of many breeds of domestic duck are unreliable at sitting their eggs and raising their young. Exceptions include the Rouen duck and especially the Muscovy duck.
Indian Runner ducks vary in weight between 1.4 and 2.3 kg (3.1 and 5.1 lb). ... Mrs Campbell crossed her fawn-and-white Runner duck to a Rouen drake to create the ...
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The Cayuga is a medium to heavy duck; standard weights are 3.6 kg (8 lb) for adult drakes and 3.2 kg (7 lb) for ducks. [11]: 440 [12]: 412 The plumage is black with iridescent beetle-green lights; particularly in ducks, some feathers may fade or whiten as the bird ages, which can be a disqualifying fault for showing.