Canard de Bourbourg

Bourbourg duck
Country of originFrance
DistributionNord (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Classification
  • duck
  • Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

The Canard de Bourbourg or Bourbourg duck is a French breed of domestic duck which originated from the Hauts-de-France region of France.[1][2]

History

The breed is named after the town of Bourbourg in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] The breed was developed in the second half of the 19th century from the Belgian Merchtem duck and the English Aylesbury duck,[4] and its breed standard was officially approved in 1924.[5]

Description

It is a white farm-type duck with a massive, broad, and nearly horizontal body. Its bill is pinkish-white and its shanks are orange-white[6] As an adult, it can exceed 3 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.[7][8][9]

The female's eggs weigh approximately 70 g (2.5 oz) and have a white shell. A female Bourbourg duck lays more than fifty eggs per year.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Les canards français
  2. ↑ https://duckspecies.org/bourbourg-duck/
  3. ↑ Fédération régionale avicole du Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
  4. ↑ Description of the Bourbourg
  5. ↑ Par M. Fontaine, président des aviculteurs du Nord.
  6. ↑ Association des éleveurs de races Bourbourg, M. Edmond Chrastek, 70 avenue de la Libération, 62940 Haillicourt.
  7. ↑ Animal heritage of Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  8. 1 2 Zoo Encyclopedia
  9. ↑ Les palmipèdes domestiques
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