ZOOT115 ASSESSMENT 3

• The predominant type of ducks used for egg production is the Pateros type or Mallard (itik). while muscovy (bibi) and pekin ducks are used for meat needs.
• Ameraucana lay blue eggs
• Araucana - blue eggs
• Cream Legbar - blue eggs
• Easter egger - blue, green. and pinkish/cream eggs
• Olive egger - green eggs
• favaucana lay green eggs
• sussex lay pinkish cream eggs
• Java lay pinkish cream eggs
• Australorp lay pinkish cream eggs
• Silkie lay pinkish cream eggs
• Orpington lay pinkish cream eggs
• Faverolles lay pinkish cream eggs
• welsummer lay dark brown eggs
• Barnevelder lay dark brown eggs
• marans and penedesenca lay dark browpn eggs
• Leghorn lay white eggs
• andalusian lay white eggs
• ancona lay white eggs
• lakenvelder lay white eggs
• polish lay white eggs
• hamburg lay white eggs
• Ameraucana lay blue eggs
• The Native or Pateros duck is commonly called itik, and is most popularly raised locally. Their eggs are large.
• The predominant colors of Pateros duck are black and gray. Males have coarser heads and heavier bills than females.
• Khaki campbell ducks ahve characteristic brown color, extremely bactive habits, do well good range and show little desires for swimming.
• Khaki campbell ducks lay as many as 300 or more eggs a year weighing 70-75 grams each
• Commercial hybrid duck is known as CV2000. Lay eggs about 20 weeks of age. It can lay up to 285 eggs up to 72 weeks of age. Disringuished by pure white feathers.
• provide each duck with atleast 3-4 sqaure feet of floor space
• a house of 100 ducks should measure 4x4 meters and 3 meters hiugh
• bree=d birds when they are 8 weeks old, and again at 4-5 months old
• drakes are male ducks
• one drake may be mated to 6-10 ducks
• The muscovy duck os a natural mother
• Native or pateros duck are non sitters, so they require a balutan or hatchery
• egg containers of pateros eggs are wood containers measuring 3x4x4 feet