Bourbourg Duck

Bourbourg Duck is a large, plump duck. Its plumage is almost entirely white.

It has a pinkish-white bill, and yellowish-orange shanks. It has a large, almost horizontal body like the Aylesbury Duck.

The duckings grow and get fat quickly. At maturity, males will weigh 6 1/2 to 7 3/4 pounds (3 to 3.5kg); females around 6 1/2 pounds (3 kg.)

The females lay eggs weighing about 70g, with pinkish white shells.

The duck has fine, well-flavoured meat.
Bourbourg Duck originated in the area of Bourbourg, France between Calais and Dunkirk at the end of the 1800s. Among its pedigree are Mertchem and Aylesbury ducks.

Breed standards were established in 1924.

The breed had nearly died out by the 1950s. It has since been revived.

Scherf, Beate D., Editor. World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Second Edition. 1995. Page 234.

Also called:

Abacot Ranger Ducks, Allier White Ducks, Ancona Ducks, Appleyard Ducks, Australian Spotted Ducks, Aylesbury Duck, Black East Indies Ducks, Bourbourg Duck, Call Ducks, Campbells Duck, Canvasback Duck, Cayuga Duck, Challans Duck, Coast Ducks, Crested Ducks, Danish Black White-Breasted Duck, Dark Rouen Duck, Duclair Ducks, Eider Ducks, Elizabeth Ducks, Estaires Duck, Forest Duck, Germanata Veneta Ducks, Gimbsheim Ducks, Golden Cascade Ducks, Gressingham Duck, Haut-Volant Ducks, Herve Ducks, Hook Bill Ducks, Huttegem Duck, Idegem Duck, Indian Runner Duck, Kaiya Duck, Laplaigne Ducks, Magpie Ducks, Magret, Merchtem Duck, Mini Ducks, Mule Duck, Muscovy Duck, Naked-Neck Ducks, Nantes Ducks, Orpington Ducks, Overberg Ducks, Pekin Duck, Pommern Ducks, Rouen Duck, Saxony Ducks, Semois Duck, Silky Ducks, Swedish Blue Duck, Swedish Yellow Duck, Termonde Duck, Tsaiya Duck, Vouillé Duck, Welsh Harlequin Ducks

Bustards, Chicken, Cornish Game Hen, Goose, Guinea Fowl, Parson's Nose, Poussin, Quail, Turkeys

Affettati, Beef, Goat, Minced Meat, Offal, Pork, Sausages, Sheep, Steak, Steak