Magpie Ducks

A Black and White Magpie drake from the UK
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson

This strikingly marked Welsh breed is in the APA's Light Class of ducks. The hens are good layers for a general purpose breed. They are good foragers and make a fine table bird.

The plumage should be white with two darker colored areas: the back (from the shoulders to the tail) and the very top of the head. Breeding well-marked Magpies is considered a real challenge. Black & White and Blue & White varieties are accepted in the APA Standard, but Dun & Whites also occur.