BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



trapnest their Runner ducks or have some other 

 means of checking up the better layers. As in 

 chickens, it is of course desirable to use these better 

 layers as breeders since the purpose in keeping this 

 kind of duck is primarily egg production. 



In selecting the mating in the Call and East India 

 breeds it is necessary to use the smaller ducks since 

 the object here is to keep the size small. In, addi- 

 tion, with these breeds or with any other breeds kept 

 and bred primarily for fancy or exhibition purposes, 

 it is necessary to conform just as closely as possible 

 to the standard requirements* both insofar as size 

 and type are concerned, and also with respect to 

 color. 



Breeds of Ducks 



The Pekin. While this variety wants to be ol 

 good size and to have length, breadth and depth of 

 body it is somewhat more upstanding than some of 

 the other meat breeds, showing a definite slope of 

 body downward from shoulders to tail. The back 

 line of the Pekin should show a slight concavity 

 from the shoulders to the tail and the upper line of 

 the bill is likewise slightly concave between the 

 point where it joins the head and its extremity. The 



*For a complete and ofBcial description and list of disquali- 

 fications of the standard breeds and varieties of ducks, the 

 reader is referred to the American Standard of Perfection pub- 

 lished by the American Poultry Association, and obtained by 

 Orang* Judd Publishing Company, New York, N. Y. 



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