🦆 Shetland
Ducks · breed reference
A crofting LANDRACE from the Shetland Isles, not a standardized show breed — selected for centuries on nothing but hardiness, foraging and reliable laying in wind and rain. Black with a white bib, and the third of the dark-egg black ducks alongside the Cayuga and the East Indie. Newly added to the American rare-breed list; fewer than two hundred birds are thought to be in the US.
| Species | Duck |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~150 |
| First eggs | ~24 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~18 weeks |
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