. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 571 active on wing and can. fly miles with a very little effort. The males are about twice the size of the females and pugnacious in disposition, especially at breeding time. The Muscovey will cross with other domestic ducks, but the progeny are useless for breeding purposes. The Colored Muscovey is of good size, black and white in color, the black predominating. The most peculiar characteristic is that the side of the head and the region around the eye are without feathers and are carunculated or corrugated and s
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 571 active on wing and can. fly miles with a very little effort. The males are about twice the size of the females and pugnacious in disposition, especially at breeding time. The Muscovey will cross with other domestic ducks, but the progeny are useless for breeding purposes. The Colored Muscovey is of good size, black and white in color, the black predominating. The most peculiar characteristic is that the side of the head and the region around the eye are without feathers and are carunculated or corrugated and scarlet in color. Unlike many other varieties, this duck builds her nest and never scatters her eggs. She will sit, hatch and rear her young with diligent care. It requires the Muscovey five weeks to hatch, while other varieties hatch in four weeks. It is the duck that never quacks. White Muscovey. The White Muscovey has been bred from the Colored variety by careful selection of the whitest specimens for many years, and now breeds true to color. The young usually show some black at the top of the head and frequently on the back, under- neath the wings, but this disappears after the first molt. Unlike others, it molts but once a year. The White is the same as the Colored variety except in color. Gray Call. The Gray Call duck is the bantam of the duck family, and weighs only four to five pounds per pair. The color is identical with that of the wild Mallard or the Rouen. It is an ornamental variety and is used principally as a decoy to bring down wild ducks, and for ornamenting the waters of public and private parks. While domestic in its habits, it is very active on the wing and flies as well as any wild variety. The female prepares her nest very carefully in a secluded place and lays ten to four- teen eggs; she is a good mother, rearing all her young, barring accident. The young are rapid growers and come to maturity at eight to ten weeks old. White Call. This has the same genera
Size: 1830px × 1365px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbaileylh, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookyear1922
