Blue Swedish duck

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The Blue Swedish duck is a breed of domesticated duck.

It is a medium sized duck that weighs between 6.5 and 8 pounds; males usually weigh more than females.

The color of Blue Swedish ducks is due to heterozygosity in a color gene. If a Blue Swedish duck and drake breed, the young are the usual 25% / 50% / 25% ratio in:-

• 25%: A homozygous form, black where the blue should be.
• 50%: As the parents.
• 25%: The other homozygous form, splashed or silver with combinations of blue and black and white.

This breed of duck is listed as watch by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

[edit] External links

• Image of Blue Swedish duck and drake
• ALBC article on Blue Swedish

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