Bali

Origin:  Indonesia

Category:  Light Breed Duck

Egg Colour:  White

Sitter:  Yes

The Bali is a unique an interesting breed from the East Indies. It is really a crested white Indian Runner, with the same almost perpendicular carriage, but with a slightly thicker body. For a time it caught the fancy of English breeders, due no doubt to its novel appearance and high egg yields, but it has become a rare breed in modern times. The Bali Duck is a light, upright, active duck of refined appearance, distinguished by its erect carriage and characteristic crest. It combines the vertical stance and alert temperament of the Indian Runner with the ornamental head crest of crested duck varieties. The breed should convey balance, symmetry, and liveliness rather than heaviness or coarseness. 

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Carriage:  Upright, typically carried at approximately 60–70 degrees above horizontal. Active, alert and confident.

Type:  Tall and alert.

Body: Slander and elongated, runner-type body, having a cylindrical appearance.

Back: Long, straight and narrow.

Abdomen: Fine and tucked, never sagging.

Wings: Held close to the body. 

Head: Refined and racy with a wedge-shaped bill. Crested. A straight line from the tip of the bill to the top of the skull similar to that of the Indian Runner.

Crest: Well-defined small crest set centrally on the crown. Crest should be neat, rounded, and set firmly on the head. Excessively large, split, or misshapen crests undesirable.

Neck: Long and slender, flowing smoothly into the body without too much shoulder. 

Legs and feet: Medium to long, contributing to upright stance. Let set well back to support upright carriage. Feetwebbed, neat and proportional.

Plumage: Smooth, tight, close-fitting and firm.

COLOUR

White: Both sexes white throughout having an orange-yellow bill, blue eyes and orange legs and webs.

Other Colours: Any recognised colour in the Australian Poultry Standard is accepted.

WEIGHTS

Male: 1.8-2.25kg

Female: 1.36-1.8kg

Birds should feel light and agile, never heavy or coarse.

SCALE OF POINTS

As in other crested breeds, the points values are significantly weighted on the head (including crest, bill & neck) for a total of 30. Carriage is a close second priority. Other features have lesser points allocated. See APS. 

SERIOUS DEFECTS

See Disqualifications

Defects Include:

• Horizontal or low carriage

• Absence of crest

• Over-large, deformed, or split crest

• Heavy or coarse body type

• Crooked legs or wings

• Sagging obdomen

• Poor balance or waddling gait

• Evidence of deformity affecting health or mobility

• Severe wing deformity

• Extreme crest abnormalities impairing vision or welfare

SOURCES

• The American standard of perfection, illustrated. A complete description of recognized varieties of fowls, as revised by [the Association at its 62d-67th annual meetings, 1937-42.] Public Domain accessed from: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009169004

• The Poultry club standards, containing a complete description of all the recognised varieties of fowls, ducks, geese and turkeys, ed. by William W. Broomhead. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009202629

• Australian Poultry Standards 2nd edition

• https://en.wikipedia.org/

• Grow, O. (1956). Universal waterfowl standard and judging guide. Milwaukee: American Waterfowl Assoc., inc. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003128190&view=1up&seq=9