Allier White Ducks

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Allier White Ducks are very hardy, fast-growing ducks, with white feathers and orange shanks.

Males will grow to weigh up to 8.8 pounds (4.0 kg); females up to 6.6 pounds (3 kg.)

The females lay white-shelled eggs weighing around 80g.

History Notes for Allier White Ducks

Allier White Ducks originated in the Bourbonnais area of in the centre of France, now the modern département of Allier.


The ducks may have the Aylesbury Duck as an ancestor.

Acknowledgements

Scherf, Beate D., Editor. World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Second Edition. 1995. Page 233.

Also called:
Canard Blanc de l'Allier (French); Bianca di Allier (Italian)

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