Buyer question
How many eggs do Swedish duck poultry lay?
Our Animal Library lists the Swedish duck poultry at about 100–150 eggs a year (eggs).
Source: the Swedish duck poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Swedish duck poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Swedish ducks come from Sweden and Pomerania and are known for blue plumage with a white bib. They are hardy, calm foragers kept for meat and eggs, and do especially well in cold climates.
- Egg output
- 3 out of 5 (Moderate layer)
- Purpose
- Meat and eggs
- Best fit
- Homesteads, cold climates
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Cold hardy)
What to weigh
Blue Swedish do not breed true; blue-to-blue pairings give blue, black and splash ducklings.