Best laying and meat breeds plus flying eggs to Australia

[bemba]

Posting for a friend...... I have heard that Indian runners will outlay any chicken with eggs per year..... has anyone heard of this? And which are the most economical meat breeds. Also a question for myself, can fertile duck eggs (Calls) be flown to Australia? As our calls here are not nearly as small featured as the ones I have seen from the UK and USA...... does anyone know the weight of a good quality call? Any info would be great.

 

[houndit]

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Campbells and runners are the best layers. Pekins are the most popular meat ducks, but I think Muscovies are better. They forage more and are not as greasy. I doubt that eggs can legally be shipped to Australia from here.

Edited to add I know nothing about calls but the Standard of Perfection says Calls should weigh:
Old Drake26 oz. Old Duck 20 oz.
Young drake 22 oz. Young duck 18 oz.

 

[duckyfromoz]

I am hoping my runners will be as good layers as I have been told they are. I have been raising my future breeding stock over the last few months...so am yet to see some eggs.

Pekin or Aylesbury would be the best I could suggest for meat birds. Both fast growing large birds. Althought I would never eat any of mine... So cant give any further info on weights, age to cull etc...

Eggs cannot be shipped into Australia due to quarantine laws.

 

[bemba]

Thanks for the info guys....... shame about the eggs tho.... oh well I suppose it is fun trying to breed smaller calls from what we have here, I do know of a couple of people who have the smallest Aussie calls, and they are not too far off the birds from overseas.