The Ayrshire cattle breed is a really pretty breed with red and white markings on their body. Their bodies are usually very neat and almost look as if they have been sculpted with a fine smooth neck that hardly if ever has a tight dewlap, a straight well-defined profile with perky medium sized ears … [Read more...] about Ayrshire Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
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Wood Duck – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
These are one of the most striking duck breeds. The male has an intricate colorful pattern on nearly all of his feathers. Whilst the female is a soft elegant shade of silver gray with a seductive white eyepatch. Other Names: Pato Joyuyo (Spanish) and Carnard branchu (French) Found in these … [Read more...] about Wood Duck – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
Gadwall – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
The oldest Gadwall duck on record was 19 years old. Most male ducks sport elaborately colorful plumage, but the Gadwall males have an intricately woven pattern of silver-grey plumes, with a mix of brown and black. The females look a bit like female Mallards but with a darker and slenderer … [Read more...] about Gadwall – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
Blue-Winged Teal – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
The Teal ducks are the smallest of the dabblers. There are three different kinds of Teal dabbling ducks and one is not much bigger or smaller than the other. There is the Cinnamon Teal and the Green-winged Teal. Due to their size, they do tend to stick to groups and can be found in shallow … [Read more...] about Blue-Winged Teal – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
American Wigeon – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
These compact ducks tend to stick together in noisy groups. They scare very easily, and the males are sometimes known as “baldpate’ because of the white cap they have on their head feathers. This gives the duck the appearance of being bald. Other Names: Baldplate, Canard d’Amerique (French) or … [Read more...] about American Wigeon – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
American Black Duck – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
They look a lot like the Female Mallard duck. In fact, they are often found in the same space as Mallards. These ducks are known to “hide in plain sight” and have frustrated many a confused hunter over the years. Other Names: Anade Smobrio (Spanish), Canard Noir (French) Found in these … [Read more...] about American Black Duck – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed
Domestic Duck Breeds – Getting your Ducks in a Row! Part 2
Part 2 of the “Getting your ducks in a row” series is a quick overview of some of the most common duck breeds. These breeds are kept as backyard duck for pets, show, eggs and or meat. There are also some that are recognized by the American Standards of Perfection and some that will not be. This is … [Read more...] about Domestic Duck Breeds – Getting your Ducks in a Row! Part 2
Bazadaise Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
The Bazadaise cattle breed are magnificent looking cattle with a well proportioned muscled physique, long powerful legs and a superior quality of beef. They were once used as oxen to pull cut wood/trees from the forests around the French town from where they originated. They are very hardy animals … [Read more...] about Bazadaise Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
Beefalo Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
The Beefalo breed of cattle is a fairly new breed that was purposefully bred in order to cross the hardiness and ruggedness of Bison to the domestic temperament of the domestic cow. There is evidence that shows this new breed of cattle is a lot easier to maintain and less costly to keep than a … [Read more...] about Beefalo Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
Beefmaster Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
The Beefmaster cattle breed is one of the first American composite cattle breeds and was specifically bred as a dual-purpose breed. It is a composite breed that is made up from three different cattle namely 50% Brahman, 25% Hereford and 25% Shorthorn cattle. When the program was started in the early … [Read more...] about Beefmaster Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know