. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . DUCKS—GEESE—TURKEYS 547 demand for ducklings always exceeds the supply. Forlaying, too, the Indian Runner duck is very prolific,and beats the average hen as a layer both summer andwinter. The Rouen Duck is strikingly beautiful, as a glanceat the exquisite coloured plate will show. They are byfar the most ornamental of our domesticated breeds,and excel their ancestor, the wild Mallard, in thisrespect, besides being double the size. When bred forexhibition the standard weight for the drake is from9 to 11 lb., and for the duck
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . DUCKS—GEESE—TURKEYS 547 demand for ducklings always exceeds the supply. Forlaying, too, the Indian Runner duck is very prolific,and beats the average hen as a layer both summer andwinter. The Rouen Duck is strikingly beautiful, as a glanceat the exquisite coloured plate will show. They are byfar the most ornamental of our domesticated breeds,and excel their ancestor, the wild Mallard, in thisrespect, besides being double the size. When bred forexhibition the standard weight for the drake is from9 to 11 lb., and for the duck a pound less, thoughthese weights are seldom if ever seen on market-able birds. Though they give place to the Aylesbury astable-birds, owing to their taking longer to mature, andpartly on account of their darker feathering and flesh,they are equal to them in flavour, and some judges con-sider them better. But their very heavy keels areagainst them. The coloured plate depicts their exquisitecolouring better than words. Colour of the Drake.—The beak of the drak
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