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Post by Ash on Apr 27, 2005 20:31:57 GMT
Hiya All,
iv just bought a pair of abacot ducks , they were being sold as apricot ducks , having looked on the web , they look more like abacot ducks to me .
Does anyone have any info on this breed , i know i should have checked them out first but i went looking at something else and sen these and couldnt resist.
Ash
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Post by duckmad on Apr 28, 2005 12:23:37 GMT
hi ash
can you put a picture up.
if the are full bred abacot rangers the ducks should have hoods, black beak and they should be about the size of a campbell.
flecking like a silver appleyard but with a lighter background.
e mail me a pic or put one on the site and i will tell you.
look forward to seeing you at usk.
if you want a drake we will have one nearly fully grown by then
duckmad
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Post by Ash on Apr 28, 2005 17:57:20 GMT
Hiya Duckmad ,
i havent actualy got them yet im not picking them up until tommorrow evening , i will take some pics of them and post them here , they are about the size of a cambell and look very much like an appleyard in colour . Unsure about the duck having a hood , but the drake has a almost black head they are about 9 weeks old .
Ash
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Post by duckmad on Apr 28, 2005 20:31:48 GMT
hi ash
they sound about right, the drake may have a black head at the moment but it should go bottle green, solid colour and he will be darker than the female in body colour with his back being almost a russett colour and each feather laced with white
his beak should be yellowish green with a black bean at the tip.
tell you better after the photos although they should still have baby feathers showing predominant at 9 wks
they are a lovely duck and amazing egg layers
duckmad
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