Country Eclipse Farm

*Australian Spotted's, shipped in from Snyder's Ducks in Ontario Canada and some out of the US so have 2 different lines going, both Greenhead and Blue headed

* Chocolate Ancona's  from  Ontario (needing hens)

*Snowy Mallard's, From  Ontairo Canada (needing a drake)

*East Indie Ducks From Alberta Canada

* White Pekin's from 2 different lines

*Chocolate Bibbed calls

*Grey Calls

*Silver Appleyard

*Rouen

*Black Cayuga's from Omega Blue Farms (here on the island)

*Blue Fawn Rouen's (needing a drake and a couple more females) From Alberta

BREED DESCRIBTIONS:

PEKIN:

The Pekin duck originated from China and soon began to spread elsewhere in the world around the 1800s. They are the perfect caricature of a duck with bright yellow bills, orange shanks and toes and the ducklings are a bright yellow color. These ducks have become very popular to farm as they grow quite quickly, are hardy, highly fertile and one of the largest size ducks.

                            (group of pekin's with blue fawn rouen and cayuga in background)

CRESTED DUCKS:

Crested ducks have a wonderful regal air about them. They are reasonably good layers but are kept mostly for pets and show. Crested ducks have been around for a long time and featured in art dating back over 2,000 years. The Crested gene can be bred into any breed except the muscovy. They are fairly quiet birds, with the female only making noise when she wants attention.

                            (Crested duckling @ 3 weeks old)

CAYUGA DUCKS:

These ducks get their names from Lake Cayuga, just west of New York America. They were bred from the wild Black Duck and Rouen. As this breed was developed in North America it is used to harsh conditions. They Cayuga is a hardy breed and both the drake and hen have good temperments adn are quiet. When they first start to lay, their eggs can be completely black and this is a good sign that the resulting duck will have a good color. The ducks do not remain black for all their lives and often produce white feathers as they get older, which tend to appear after each moult. The hens make excellent mothers.

                                                              (pr of Cayuga's)

CALL DUCKS:

The call duck is a lively, charming little bird with a small body and short bill. They have a high-pitched call which carries over a long distance. The call duck is a direct descendant of the mallard duck although through selective breeding they have shorter bills and a smaller body. Call ducks are lively and talkative. They are clean, tidy birds and if provided with clean water and good food will keep themselves in good condition. They drakes should weigh 550-700 grams and hens 450-600 grams.

                              (White Call Trio)

BUFF ORPINGTON: (Pics coming soon)

The Orpington duck originated from the village of Orpington, Kent and was originally bred by William Cook. It was intended as a dual purpose bird and is a prolific layer and a good table bird. The duck was created by blending Cayuga, Runner, Aylesbury And Rouen.

EAST INDIE: ( info coming soon)  (East Indie Drake)

EGYPTIAN GEESE:

These geese are native to Africa, south of the Sahara, and throughout the Nile Valley. Both sexes look alike; the females are slightly smaller, but not enough for readliy identifying their sex. Sexing is done easily by ear. Only the ganders hiss, while the females make a loud cackling call. Although they are good swimmers they spend most their time on land. They are only 63-73 Cm long. Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork.

                                     (Egyptian Gander)

DUTCH HOOKBILLS:

This really is a peculiar looking duck. Placid, docile, gentle and friendly, they are beautiful ducks with real character. Are very good layers and have a lovely calm temperment. Hookbills is one of the oldest recorded breeds in Europe. This breed originated in seventeenth and eighteenth century Holland. They lay about 110-110 eggs or more per year and the egg color are a bluish white.  

                                                 (White HookBill Pr)

ANCONA DUCKS: ( Info coming soon) (Chocolate Ancona Drake)

AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED: 

The Australian Spotted ducks are a different type of breed which has its origin in America. Their body color is either grey-white or yellow-white. Based on this, these ducks have dark grey spots or brownish-yellow spots of color on their body respectively. They are generally short billed and are comparatively lighter in weight then the other breeds of ducks. They are found green-headed, blue-headed and silver-headed.     

                                                                   (Group of Australian Spotted)

SNOWY MALLARD: 

The Snowy Mallard is of the same general base coloration of the normal mallard but it also sports a great deal of attractive speckling over much of the body. Snowy plumage displays considerable variation in its expression among individual birds. Both sexes resemble their grey mallard conterparts, except most of their body feathers are heavily edged with white. In drakes, the white neck collar fully encircles the neck, the heavily frosted chest claret coloration extends onto the shoulders adn sides of the body and the main tail feathers are smoky black with a narrow white border. The bill is greenish yellow to gree, depending on the time of year. The feet and legs are orange shaded with brown. In ducks, the head and neck are fawn, stippled with brown. The body is heavily frosted with white, each feather center-marked with brown. Bills are brownish orange, with a dark saddle, and the feet and legs are orange with brown shading. Ideally in both sexes, the brilliant blue wing speculum is enlarged, spilling onto the tertial feathers. Both sexes go threw an eclipse molt, during which their plumage typically darkens.

                                         (Snowy Mallard Hen)

ROUEN: (Pic & Info coming soon)