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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



variety is an even shade of rich fawn buff with the excep- 

 tion of the head and the upper part of the neck in the drake 

 which are of a seal-brown color. The standard weights 

 are one pound hghter in each class than in the Pekin. 



Swedish. The Swedish duck, or, as it is sometimes called, 

 the Blue Swedish, is quite similar to the Pekin in type, but 

 smaller. The plumage of the Blue Swedish is a steel blue 

 in all sections except that it has a white bib on the neck 



Figure 237. — Fawn and White 

 Runner drake. 



Figure 23S,— Blue Swedish drake. 



and the two main flight feathers are pure white. The 

 standard weights are: Adult drake 8 lbs., young drake 

 63^ lbs., adult duck 7 lbs., young duck 5}^ lbs. 



THE EGG CLASS 



Indian Runner. There is but one standard variety in- 

 cluded in this class, that being the Indian Runner, or, as it 

 is sometimes called, the Runner Duck. While this breed 

 is noted for its high egg production, at the same time, having 

 a yellow skin, it makes good broilers when weighing from 



