Assorted ducks are our choice of breed and will include 2-5 breeds depending on quantity order and hatch availability.
Buff or Orpington Duck
$8.25
The Buff Orpington Duck is a large calm, multi-purpose bird. Some prefer the Buff as a roasting duck because the feathers are easier to pluck than the white Pekins. Like the Pekin, they put on weight fast and are of butchering size at 8 to 10 weeks of age. They are friendly, curious birds that are relatively quiet for a duck. They are all temperature adaptive and good foragers. They can be semi-broody and make fair mothers. This breed is domestic meaning it cannot fly. All our ducks make great pets except the Mallard.
ORIGIN: ENGLAND
EGGS: 130 – 180 WHITE OR PALE BLUE PER YEAR
AVERAGE WEIGHT AT 8 WEEKS: 5 – 7 LBS.
AVERAGE WEIGHT AT FULL MATURITY: 6 – 8 LBS.
APA CERTIFIED: YES
HERITAGE BREED
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Buff Day Old Ducklings
IMPORTANT ORDERING DETAILS: Ducklings have a minimum of 3 and you are able to mix and match among ducks breeds to meet this minimum. Ducks and Geese can be shipped together, but each have their own minimum that must be respected. Waterfowl will ship Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, USPS Priority Mail, and arrive 1-3 days later. Waterfowl are not able to be picked up as they are sent from our hatching partner.
Buff Ducks are a multi-purpose breed that originated in England and is also called a Buff Orpington Duck. Its coloring is an even shade of rich fawn brown. Buffs gain weight relatively quickly and are ready to be processed in 8-10 weeks. These are great dual-purpose ducks as they dress out well and have light pin feathers, making for a nice appearance. The drakes and ducks are both buff in color with orange-yellow shanks and feet. However, the drake’s bill is yellow while the duck’s bill is brownish-orange. Buffs are nice calm ducks and also make great pets.
Buff Ducks have fair mothering abilities, laying 3-4 large eggs per week or 130 to 180 mostly white but occasionally tinted eggs per year. They are friendly and docile and make good pets. Female Buff Ducks weigh around 5 pounds, while drakes weigh around 6 1/4 pounds. Like most domestic ducks, the Buff is capable of flying very short distances, if at all.
Breed Facts
- Poultry Show Class: Ducks, Medium Weight
- Weights: Hen—-5 lbs
Drake—-6.25 lbs - Purpose and Type: Egg Laying and Meat; Exhibition
- Egg Color: Mostly White with occasional gray
- Egg Production: 130-185 yearly
- Egg Size: Large to Extra Large
- Temperament: Docile, Calm
- Gender Accuracy: 100%
- Fertility Percentage: 85%
- Broody: Fair Setters
- Mating Ratio: 7 Females to 1 Male
- Roost Height: Floor
- Country of Origin: England
- APA: Yes, Recognized by the Standard of Perfection in 1914
- TLC: Threatened, Considered a Sustainable Heritage Duck Breed
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