The Orpington Duck

Uses: Dual Purpose Utility - Eggs, Meat.

Eggs: Up to 220 per year.

Weight: Drake: 2.2 - 3.4Kg, Duck: 2.2 - 3.2 Kg.

Classification: Light.

Useful to know: From a pair of Buff Orpington Ducks, 3 colour variations will hatch due to the blue dilution gene.

Photo: A Buff Orpington Drake

Orpington Ducks were created by William Cook of Orpington, Kent around 1890 as a dual purpose utility duck. Mr Cook famously produced the Orpington Chicken around about the same sort of time. Available in 3 colours: Buff, Blond and Brown. The Buff Orpington is an unstable colour due to a blue dilution gene. which means that from the offspring, all 3 colour variations will appear. The Orpington Duck is a very good egg layer, capable of laying up to 220 eggs in a year.

Articles / Photos