Buyer question
How long do Saxony duck poultry live?
Our Animal Library gives the Saxony duck poultry a lifespan of 8–12 years.
Source: the Saxony duck poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Saxony duck poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Saxony ducks were developed in Germany in the 1930s and are a heavy, calm dual-purpose breed with blue, buff and cream plumage. They are good layers and foragers, and are now rare in the US.
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Very hardy)
- Origin
- Saxony, Germany
- Best fit
- Homesteads, foragers
What to weigh
Saxony ducks are rare, so breeding stock can be related.