Swedish blue duck

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Swedish blue duck

The Swedish blue duck (sw. Svensk blå anka ) is a domestic duck breed that is mainly kept in Sweden .

The breed does not have the same origins as the Pomeranian Duck , also known outside of Sweden as the Swedish Duck. Rather, it was bred at the beginning of the 20th century from unrefined ducks that came from the area between Skanör and Göteborg on the Swedish west coast. In 1907 it was recognized as an independent duck breed for the first time. In the years that followed, the Swedish blue duck fell into oblivion, which was partly due to careless breeding with the interference of other duck breeds, e.g. B. from Peking ducks . At the end of the 1960s, the breed was already considered extinct, but shortly afterwards it was announced that there were still stocks on farms in Skåne . Various Swedish zoos such as Nordens Ark in Sotenäs and the Swedish Rural Poultry Club are currently taking care of the preservation of the breed .

The ducks have the blue color in their genetic makeup , with only about half of all specimens being clearly blue. Black or pearly gray animals or white individuals with blue spots are also very common. A light to white bib is characteristic. Drakes are 3 to 3.5 kg (rarely up to 4 kg) heavier than females. They usually have a green-yellow beak, whereas the beak in females is rather dark blue-green. Female specimens usually weigh 2.5 to 3 kg and rarely up to 3.5 kg. They lay around 100 eggs each year, each weighing 80 to 90 g.

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