Breed Discussion #1: Silver Duck Wings

[PepsiCatt]

Silver duck wings originated in England and were used in cockfighting. Cockfighting was banned in 1849 and the birds are raised for exhibition. Despite their very tiny size,

Duck wings can live up to 20+ years. Roosters are slighty larger than the hen, can come in colors of black-green and white. Hens lay tiny brown eggs, and have pretty tan

and gray feathers. They also have large claws, which may be a reason why this breed was used for cockfighting. Their heads have a noticable, but tiny, bulge. The

roosters and hens are very docile. (im talking about the old English game)

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thank you for clarifying that. Any day I can learn something, is a good day! And that is a beautiful bird. Next question: Are all duckwings bantams, or do they also come in LF size?

Duckwing is a variety, many breeds come in silver or gold duckwing. For example, brown leghorns are gold duckwing.

 

[Neco]

Can we get a picture of this breed? I'd really like to know what is meant by "duckwing." Thanks.

Duckwing refers to the triangle feather pattern on the wing, where the end of the wing matches the hackle and saddle feathers. Only the males actually display this pattern.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thank you for clarifying that. Any day I can learn something, is a good day! And that is a beautiful bird. Next question: Are all duckwings bantams, or do they also come in LF size?

Come in LF too, but they might not be recognized, not sure

 

[SacredWaves]

Sounds interesting. Again, got a pic?

This is Apollo, and Persephone. 2 of our 4 Bantams that are duckwing (old English I am told). Sadly, Apollo got frostbite over winter, during that week long arctic blast. We live in Maine, so it was bitter cold. There was a draft and we didnt know until then. I feel horrible about it but, I can only treat it, and fixed the draft. Anyhow... There's your pictures. Have a good day.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No problem! I did my research as I am getting into this breed ha ha. Duckwing is a color pattern that comes in a few different breeds. This post is about Old English Games, they come in both LF and bantam sizes

Other accepted breeds in Silver Duckwing are American Game (bantam), Modern Game (bantam & LF), Araucana (bantam & LF), Japanese (bantam), Phoenix (bantam), Rosecomb (bantam), & Welsummer (bantam).

Wow, sounds like you did do your homework!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Silver duck wings originated in England and were used in cockfighting. Cockfighting was banned in 1849 and the birds are raised for exhibition. Despite their very tiny size,

Duck wings can live up to 20+ years. Roosters are slighty larger than the hen, can come in colors of black-green and white. Hens lay tiny brown eggs, and have pretty tan

and gray feathers. They also have large claws, which may be a reason why this breed was used for cockfighting. Their heads have a noticable, but tiny, bulge. The

roosters and hens are very docile.

Do you mean large spurs? Chickens dont have claws

And by bulge dobyou mean the comb after it's dubbed or a skull formation?

 

[PepsiCatt]

yes i did oops

 

[JacinLarkwell]

And I'm assuming you're talking about the old English game breed for this color and not like the pheonixes, which also have this color

 

[PepsiCatt]

yes i cant believe i didnt specify