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Black Swedish Ducks
Black Swedish Ducks are a color variety of Blue Swedish Ducks. Swedish Ducks also come in Silver and splashed color patterns. The advantage of Black Swedish over the Blue Swedish is that they will breed true to their colors. If you breed a Black Swedish with a Black Swedish, all of the offspring will have the same black coloration. Black Swedish Ducks are not typically shown but they are domesticated and make great pets. Their stature is similar to a Pekin duck. Coloring is black with a white bib on the chest.
Swedish Ducks make great pets because they have a calm disposition, entertaining social behaviors, and they are great foragers. Swedish Ducklings are reasonably active, but not so much that you can expect them quacking in the middle of the night.
If you have a garden, Blue and Black Swedish Ducks can make an excellent garden pet, they will rid your garden or lawn of harmful insects. |
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Fowl Facts
Black Swedish Duck Info
- Weight - Drakes: 8 pounds ; Hens: 7 pounds
- Color - Black plumage with white bibs on the chest and primary feathers, feet are orange
- Egg Color - Mostly white eggs with the occasional blue or gray tint
- Country of Origin - Pomerania area of Europe which, at the time, was a part of the Swedish Kingdom but is now the area of northeast Germany and northwest Poland. They were first imported to the US in the late 1800s.
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