It is a medium sized duck that weighs between 6.5 and 8 pounds; males usually weigh more then females. As early as 1835, the blue Swedish duck was being raised by farmers in Pomerania, which back then was part of Sweden, thus the name.

Interesting Information

• A blue duck of unstable coloring

• There is no such thing as a Black Swedish it is the occasional result of any unstable blue-blue mating as is 'Splashed" it is not shown or bred from but a good pet duck.

• 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.

• Aged female bleached back to white above

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