Saxony duck
The Saxony is a striking German dual-purpose heavy duck in blue and oatmeal-buff. It was nearly lost in the Second World War.
The Saxony is a pure-bred duck breed in the PCGB Heavy class. Its origin is given as Saxony, Germany.
It is kept in heavy form. Recognised colours: Saxony (blue-buff). Typical adult weights: drake about 3.6 kg and duck about 3.2 kg.
Expect roughly 100–160 eggs a year, with white shells. It is mainly kept for the table and for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, domestic-waterfowl.co.uk, poultrykeeper.com, waterfowl.org.uk, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Duck
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Heavy
- Origin
- Saxony, Germany
- Kept for
- Table, Exhibition or ornamental
History
Albert Franz of Chemnitz bred it in the 1930s from German Pekin, Rouen and Blue Pomeranian ducks, and first showed it in 1934. The war wiped out most of his stock. From 1952 he rebuilt the breed from survivors and the parent breeds. It was standardised in East Germany in 1957 and West Germany in 1958. Britain followed in 1982 and America in 2000.
Appearance
Wild-colour light phase plus double blue dilution. The drake has a blue-grey head and a chestnut breast, and the duck is buff. Poultrykeeper gives drakes about 3.6 kg and ducks about 3.2 kg.
Recognised colours
Saxony (blue-buff)
Size and weight
- Forms
- Heavy
- Drake
- 3.6 kg
- Duck
- 3.2 kg
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 100–160
- Egg colour
- White
- Notes
- BWA says ducks lay roughly 80–100 eggs, though poultrykeeper gives 100–160 a year.
Temperament
- Keeping notes
- BWA describes them as easy to rear.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- It has won major UK waterfowl shows in recent years.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
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