German pekin? Is it the same thing as a regular pekin?

[happy duck]

Saw something in a book I was reading and wanted some feedback form you guys.

 

[arrowti]

It appears German Pekins differ from American Pekins. German ones were bred to be upward-standing, and they generally weigh less than American Pekins which were bred from white ducks that were transported to the Americas.

Additionally, German Pekins are show birds or meat birds, and don't lay very many eggs per year. American Pekins lay far more eggs per year (over double the average German variant).

 

[Jpat]

Ide kill someone for a german pekin! They look so dignified yet so silly and dorky

 

[arrowti]

What a bunch of derps. I want one.

 

[thumper650]

Super cute! They look like fat runners!

 

[ANightPerson]

Ide kill someone for a german pekin! They look so dignified yet so silly and dorky

Look at those good boys! They've got spunk! It makes me wonder about my favorite Drake's lineage... He looks more like them than the other American Pekins I have.

 

[Jpat]

Look at those good boys! They've got spunk! It makes me wonder about my favorite Drake's lineage... He looks more like them than the other American Pekins I have.

Show us!

 

[ANightPerson]

He doesn't have the posture, but he's got the face and the build. I know for sure that his father was an American Pekin, but I suspect his mother might have been a German. Unfortunately, she passed just before I got this phone, I have no pictures of her.

 

[Jpat]

Beautifull birb

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

Exhibition Pekins look like the German Pekins.

The most common type of Pekins are the commercial type which are everywhere.