DUCKS AND GEESE 



duction greatly, there are certain rather definite 

 comparisons that can be made between the different 

 breeds. The Pekin is a good layer and will produce 

 from 80 to 120 eggs. The Aylesbury and the Rouen 

 are about alike in laying ability, neither being quite 

 as good as the Pekin. The Cayuga is a good layer 

 ranking with the Aylesbury and Rouen or between 

 these and the Pekin. The Muscovy is an excellent 

 layer being fully as prolific as the Pekin, especially 

 if broken up when broody and not allowed to sit. The 

 Blue Swedish is about equal to the Cayuga in laying 

 ability. The Buff duck is an excellent layer com- 

 paring favorably with the Pekin or even with the 

 Runner. The Runner ducks are the best layers of 

 the duck family and if given proper care and good 

 feed will compare favorably with hens in egg produc- 

 ing ability. The Crested White duck is not a particu- 

 larly good layer. The Calls and the Black East India 

 ducks will lay from 20 to 60 eggs per year, ap- 

 proaching the latter number if the eggs are collected 

 as laid and the ducks are not allowed to sit which 

 will induce some of them to continue to lay for quite 

 a portion of the year. Extremely large ducks of any 

 breed do not lay as well as the more medium sized 

 birds. 



Size of Duck Eggs. The eggs of the different 

 meat breeds will run about the same in size with 

 the exception of the Muscovy whose eggs run a little 

 larger. Actual weights of eggs from representative 

 flocks show Pekin, Rouen, Aylesbury and Cayuga 



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