Aylesbury Cross Runner Duck

It is a large duck with pure white plumage a pink bill orange legs and feet an unusually large keel and a horizontal stance with its body parallel to the ground.
Aylesbury cross runner duck. They are unique and that is why the indian runner duck club wishes to protect the pure breed. Here is the history of aylesbury ducks. Indian runner ducks have a long wedge shaped head. Imagine a bowling pin with legs.
From the very early days when indian runner ducks were first imported in to europe from the east indies they were crossed with many other domestic breeds which led to a dilemma. The aylesbury duck is a breed of domesticated duck bred mainly for its meat and appearance. Breeders have used them to cross with many traditional table breeds namely the aylesbury and the rouen because they add vigour to both of them. 4 aylesbury peking cross the white jemima puddle duck types in the picture and 4 khaki campbell s hatched within about 1 week of each other for sale.
With the introduction of village poultry shows in the early 19th century a standard for the breed began to be created. Kim mower a long time dairy farmer in sedro woolley washington has been maintaining rare and endangered poultry breeds since 1979. Like the aylesbury pekins seldom go broody. The aylesbury was originally developed to be table fowl and was bred in large numbers for that purpose says mower.
The aylesbury x pekin cross is still the basis for the table duck market today now established in lincolnshire and norfolk. Prize winning aylesbury duck front and drake rear 1873. Pekins or pekin aylesbury crosses are also the most popular commercial meat ducks used in australia. The head is shallower than what is seen with most other breeds of duck.
The first national poultry show was held in the. Indian runners are an unusual looking domestic duck. 8 ducks for sale will not split 03 09 2019. Drakes have the typical mallard pattern but with distinct coloring of blue gray head back and wings.
An ancient breed they re very slender and stand upright. They are a nervous breed and need to be handled carefully so that egg production and rate of weight gain are not affected. This waterfowl originated in the far east with roots in india and bali. The saxony duck is a great multipurpose duck that originated in eastern germany and was created using rouen german pekin and blue pomeranian ducks introduced in 1934.
For the past eight years she has been raising aylesbury ducks. Eye placement is high on the head.