New Zealand Introduced Animals > Cayuga Duck

Cayuga Duck

INTRODUCED

ORIGIN: Unclear, but it has been suggested that it was bred in South America from the small black ‘East Indian’ duck.

BREED DESCRIPTION: It is a moderate egg-layer, a good table duck, and most will hatch their own eggs if allowed. Its colouring is an all-over lustrous, metallic green-black often referred to as a beetle-green.

USE IN NEW ZEALAND: Meat, eggs and as a lifestyle pet.

GENERAL: It is named after Lake Cayuga in New York State, where it was first officially recognised around 1850.


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