Bantam
Call
Mallard
Light
Indian Runner
Khaki Campbell
Welsh Harlequin
Medium
Cayuga
Orpington (AKA Buff)
Swedish
Heavy
Appleyard
Muscovy
Pekin
Rouen
Temperament/Personality
BREED
TRAIT
Call
Loud, talkative
Mallard
Calm
Indian Runner
Nervous
Khaki Campbell
Nervous
Welsh Harlequin
Very Calm
Cayuga
Calm
Orpington
Calm
Swedish
Calm
Appleyard
Calm
Muscovy
Calm, quiet, friendly
Pekin
Calm, friendly, talkative
Rouen
Calm
Top Egg Layers
BREED
AVERAGE # EGGS PER YEAR
Khaki Campbell
250-340
Welsh Harlequin
240-330
Indian Runner
150-300
Appleyard
200-270
Pekin
125-225
Orpington
150-220
Cayuga
100-150
Swedish
100-150
Muscovy
50-125
Rouen
35-125
Mallard
25-100
Call
25-75
Mothering Ability/Broodiness
BREED
ABIILTY
Mallard
Excellent
Call
Excellent
Muscovy
Fair-Excellent
Cayuga
Fair-Good
Orpington
Fair-Good
Swedish
Fair-Good
Appleyard
Fair-Good
Welsh Harlequin
Poor-Good
Rouen
Poor-Good
Pekin
Poor-Fair
Indian Runner
Poor-Fair
Khaki Campbell
Poor-Fair
I ran across this on Livestock Conservancy this morning when I was looking for something else and thought it might be a helpful addition since it includes duck breeds not listed above. Between these two charts, it looks like just about every popular breed is covered. Not all ducks listed above are in this chart since this one is only Heritage breeds.
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