I knew they were from Australia but I thought they were called Elizabeth ducks for the queen, which they are not. "They were developed as a small, fast growing meat breed in 1972". That's according to Wikipedia. Broad chest and round breast maybe were good traits for eating? I think all ducks...
💜thanks so much for the pictures. We don't hear all that much about Elizabeth ducks on here. I was just reading about them and see that they are meat birds. I hope you don't eat them!