Monday, October 3, 2011

Breeds of Duck (Mallard)

A List of all known breeds of Ducks form Mallard descent. (Alphabetical)
  • Breed Name (approx. # of varieties)
  • Abacot Ranger (1)
  • Allier (1)
  • Appleyard (4)
  • Ancona (6)
  • Australian Spotted (3)
  • Aylesbury (1)
  • Bali (?)
  • Blekinge (Coast) (1)
  • Call (Countless)
  • Campbell (4)
  • Canard de Bourbourg (1)
  • Canard le Nantes de Challans (1)
  • Cayuga (4)
  • Chara Chemballi (1)
  • Cou-nu (Naked Neck) (2)
  • Danish (1)
  • Duclaire (3)
  • East Indies (Labrador) (2)
  • Elisabeth (1)
  • Vorst (Belgian Forest) (7)
  • Gimbsheimer (1)
  • Golden Cascade (1)
  • Harlequin (2)
  • Kromsnaveleend (? between 4 & 11)
  •  Magpie (5)
  • Majorcan (1)
  • Merchtem (1)
  • Orpington (7)
  • Overberg (2)
  • Pekin (1)
  • Pomeranian (3)
  • Rouen (3)
  • Rouen Claire (1)
  • Runner (Countless)
  • Saxony (1)
  • Semoise (1)
  • Silky (6)
  • Svensk Bla Anka (Blue Swedish) (4)
  • Svensk Gul Anka (Yellow Swedish) (1)
  • Termonde (3)
  • Venetian (1)


(Above) A Silver Appleyard bevy. Other Appleyard varieties are: Blue Cream; Peach; & Chestnut.
(Below) A 'brooderful' of Hatchlings: Swedish, Orpington, Pekin and Cayuga.

 If you have any information about new breeds or breeds that aren't listed here, please leave a comment.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There is a french breed known as the Canard d'Estaires.