. Practical poultry production . Poultry. TURKEYS, DUCES, OEESE, GUINEA FOWLS 243 the production of market ducks, owing to the variation in size between the male and female. The two varieties of the Muscovy duck are the White and Colored. The White variety is pure white throughout all sections of its plumage. In the colored variety the breast, body, and back are blue- black in color, broken with some white. The wing coverts are similar in color, while the tail is black. The standard weights of this breed are: Adult drake 10 lbs., young drake 8 lbs., adult duck 7 lbs., young duck 6 Figure
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. TURKEYS, DUCES, OEESE, GUINEA FOWLS 243 the production of market ducks, owing to the variation in size between the male and female. The two varieties of the Muscovy duck are the White and Colored. The White variety is pure white throughout all sections of its plumage. In the colored variety the breast, body, and back are blue- black in color, broken with some white. The wing coverts are similar in color, while the tail is black. The standard weights of this breed are: Adult drake 10 lbs., young drake 8 lbs., adult duck 7 lbs., young duck 6 Figure 235,—Colored Muscovy drake. Figure 236,—Cayuga duck. Rouen. In shape and type this breed is quite similar to the Pekin and has the same standard weights. There is but one variety of this breed, it being colored. The plumage of the male and of the female varies with differ- ent colored markings. Cayuga. This breed likewise resembles the Pekin in shape. It is not quite so desirable as the Pekin as a market duck, owing to the dark plumage. The plumage is greenish black in all sections of the body. The standard weights are: Adult drake 8 lbs., young drake 7 lbs., adult duck 7 lbs., young duck 6 lbs. Buff. The plumage of this breed, of which there is one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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