🍗 Pekin
Ducks · breed reference
Nine of every ten ducks eaten in America, and the original Long Island duckling — the whole industry descends from a handful imported from China in 1873. THE FIELD MARK IS THE BILL: bright ORANGE, where the Aylesbury it is constantly mistaken for wears pink. Worth noticing that it reaches table weight at eight weeks, about what a Cornish Cross chicken takes, with NONE of that bird's feed restriction or leg failure. 'Peking duck' is the dish; the bird is a Pekin.
| Species | Duck |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Meat |
| Eggs per year | ~200 |
| First eggs | ~22 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~8 weeks |
Lines
- Standard · ~200 eggs/yr · lays ~22 wks · table ~8 wks — The ordinary hatchery Pekin — table weight in eight weeks and a useful 200 eggs a year besides.
- Jumbo · ~175 eggs/yr · lays ~24 wks · table ~7 wks — The commercial meat line — heavier and quicker to weight, and it pays for it in eggs.
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