* Large Duck
Breeds:- Swedish
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| The Blue Swedish duck is a breed of
domesticated duck. They are very calm birds and make good
beginner's duck. They love to free range and will go broody at some
point. . . . .Tech bit:- The colour of Blue Swedish ducks is due to
heterozygosity in a colour gene. If a Blue Swedish duck and drake
breed, the young are the usual 25% / 50% / 25% ratio in:- * 25%: A homozygous form, black where the blue should be. * 50%: As the parents. * 25%: The other homozygous form, splashed or silver with combinations of blue and black and white. The splashed or silver is not a breed ever sold as a male but the female due to her genetic make up can be bred back as in the pic above and as in all blue birds breeds the best babies . The black are for pets only as they will breed poor stock always so are NEVER sold as black swedish For housing use a large dog kennel or small garden shed to house the ducks or in with the chickens. During the winter they need to be protected against rain, wind, and snow . The shelter must be waterproof, predator proof and well ventilated ( any crap is high in ammonia so small places produce quite a smell). At night ducks must be penned up being vulnerable with their quiet and trusting nature to two and four legged predators. . . they were not named as 'sitting ducks' for nothing** Need deep swimming water at least 8 inches depth to keep feather quality For bedding use straw, paper shreds,wood chip, wood shavings or hay, although I do prefer hay for the nests. Recommend mucking out the enclosure every 2-6 weeks, depending on how many you have in the enclosure, and how big the enclosure is. Queries ask via the domestic - waterfowl club website
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