Dutch Hookbill: Small, active ducks with a distinctly different hook-shaped bill. There are three color phases: dusky, white and grey.
They lay incredibly well, but don't seem to hatch well. They are too small to be considered a meat breed.
Names.Kromsnaveleend. Also known as Le canard a` Bec Courbe' in France/Belgium or Canard Sabreur. Curvirostra di Landsmer.. Kromsnaveleend, Krummschnabelenten in Latin Anatra Curvirostra
Country Of Origin;......... Netherlands
Carriage;. . a skinny Campbell with a 'concorde bill'
Purpose;...........Eggs.....exhibition
Egg Colour .....................blue ..large
Egg Numbers............. 100 /200
Breed Defects. .. . .dished bill
Incubation:.. . . . . . . 28
Breed Hints.... . . .Kept as trio or pair; due to rarity can be inbred if trouble breeding buy a new male from a different source. . . .Will only hatch if brooded. Do not respond well to incubators
Weights;. . 5 to 6 pounds
This Dutch light breed duck is a seasonal layer and is mainly kept for exhibition. Its eggs are blue. This breed adds to that coloration a white bib and two white primaries. It also appears in White. They weigh 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds (2.3 to 2.8 kilos).
Its most outstanding characteristic is the strongly curved bill, which should continue the line of a semicircle started on the back of the skull.
Hookbills have been traced back to the 1600s. They were traditionally raised along the many canals in Holland.
