We have steadily seen the class sizes grow in Indiana over the last few years but we always take a dozen plus Welsh Harlequins to show ourselves so the classes look nice with just ours but we have two other breeders that we have been able to meet and help build their flocks locally and now there are sometimes 20+ WH's at the shows we attend. I consider the breed to be extremely rare when it comes to being bred to a show standard, but if you look around at most breeds of waterfowl, they are all somewhat rare from being bred to a STANDARD. Lots of people have ducks, not many people breed them to what their SOP description should look like. Muscovy are a perfect example, as are Pekins, Rouens, Buffs, Indian Runners, Swedish, Crested, Campbells, Magpie, Saxony, Appleyards, Calls, East Indies, etc... 
unless they are specifically showing them we find too often that most people breed with little care as to what the birds look like, their weight or their patterns or bill color/leg color.
unless they are specifically showing them we find too often that most people breed with little care as to what the birds look like, their weight or their patterns or bill color/leg color.
