General characteristics:male and female
Carriage: Alert and slightly upright, the head carried high with
shoulders higher than the saddle; the back showing a gentle slant
and the line of the back and the belly running almost parallel. The
wholecarriage not too erect but not so low as to cause waddling.
Head: Well-rounded and refined in jaw and skull and may not
showpronounced cheeks. Bill of medium length and width and almost
straight; rising almost hollow towards the head. Eyes alert and
bright, placed fairly high in skull.
Neck: Of medium length and width, tapering towards the head, carried
almost vertically.
Body: Of medium length, well rounded and slightly upright.Tail
well-spread, extending for,.the back.
Breast: Carried fairly high, not too full, but well-rounded.
Wings: Of medium length, carried tightly and closely to the body
Legs and Feet: Of medium length, firm and placed well underneath
thebody.
Plumage: Tight and silky, giving a sleek appearance.
Possible differences between drake and duck: The drake has
well-developed sex curls and is more upright in carriage than the
duck. The speculae of the drake are more blue and do not show the
strong yellow-brown overlay seen in the duck.
Colour and Markings1.Drake's Plumage: Head and Neck: Pale
lilac-blue with a slight brownoverlay on the back of the head
and neck down to the wide, white neck-ring which is
sharplybronze defined and completely encircles he neck..Bill:
Olive green without any trace of blue, dark horn-coloured bean
at the tip..Eyes:Dark brown.Back: Pale lilac-blue peppered with
some white lacing, getting paler towards the tail. Breast and
Flanks: Rich mahogany-brownwith creamy-white lacing. Rump and
tail: Lilac-blue bordered with cream, undertail cushion
lilac-blue.Belly: Creamy-white..Wings:Scapulars a rich brown
heavily laced with creamy-white. Wing bars and wing bowswhite;
some pale lilac-blue peppering allowed. Speculum palelilac-blue
with a browny-yellowoverlay and bordered by distinct speculum
lacing. Primaries are white with pale lilac-blue peppering..Legs
and Webs: Bright orange.
2.Duck's plumage: Head and Neck: Yellowy-brown head with
bluey-brown"raining on the crown. Neck yellowy-brown with pale
brown "raining, shading off into pale yellow to cream on the
dividing line with the breast, giving a distinct transition
between the neck- and breast colour Bill:Slate-grey at the base,
changing gradually into dark-green towards the tip with a black
bean. Eyes: Dark brown. Back: Pale yellowy-brown with
bluey-brown "raining; pale creamy lacing is allowed.Breast and
Flanks: Upper side of the breast, including the upper side of
the flanks is similar o the upper side of the back. The markings
of the flanks are slightly broader, changing into a pale yellow
to cream towards thebelly. Rump and tail: Yellowy-cream bordered
with cream-white; undertail cushion pale yellow tocream.Belly:
Pale yellow to creamy-white.Wings: Scapulars yellowy-brown
alternating with pale lilac-blue with yellowy-brown to cream
lacing, giving a distinct"rained impression. Speculum pale
lilac-blue with a distinct yellowy-brown overlay and bordered by
distinct speculum lacing.Primaries are cream with a pale brown
overlay. Legs and Webs: Dark dun.
Weights Adult drake 2.25 - 2.50 kg. (5 - 5.51b) Adult
duck 2.00 - 2.25 kg. (4.5 - 51b)
Scale of Points
Carriage I 0
Head, Bill and Neck 15
Body and Tail 15
Legs and Feet 5
Condition I 0
Colour 35
Size 10
Total I 00
Defects; In the drake: broken or absent neck ring, bill
other than olive-green, absence of markings on back and breast,
legs and webs other than bright orange. In the duck: bill other
than slate-grey,washed out colouring of head, neck and body,
speculum dark bluey-grey, legs and webs orange. In either sex:
Upright carriage, too short or cobby in body type, keel.
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Names Overberg
Country Of Origin;. ........ The Netherlands
through selective breeding from North-Holland Hook Bills, Abacot
Rangers and Welsh Harlequins.
Carriage; Similar to the Campbell ducks
but a substantailly more well built duckie useful for the table if
needed
Purpose;... .......Eggs..Meat...Broody...a good
utility duck
Egg Colour .....................The eggs weigh 65 g
and arewhite
Egg Numbers .............180 /200
Breed Hints.... Kept as trio or pair .. will go broody
and hatch Males can be a bit rampant like the Campbells
Weights; 4 to 5.5 pounds
Breed Tip .This breed is basically a blue dilution
of the Welsh Harlequin
Flying . rarely flies a goodback
garden all rounder;

Overberg Female
Note shading
and patter to base feathering lots to get right male pic to
follow when in full colour and not wet