duck weight classes?

[nettie]

For my upcoming website store for all things ducky, i've decided to size things (diaper harnesses, walking harnesses, wing wraps, ect) based on duck weight classes... I can't seem to find a definitive list of breeds in each weight class, i i was wondering if you guys might help me out? here's what i have so far-

bantam- (x-tra small)
calls, black east indies, silkies, austrailian spotted, mini appleyards, mallards, wood ducks, mandarins, snowy mallards

Light weight- (small)
Indian runners, bali ducks, khaki campbells, welsh harlequins, magpies, abacot rangers


Medium weight- (medium)
buff orps, golden cascades, hook bills, cayuga, swedish, crested,

Heavy- (large)
saxony, aylesbury, rouen, muscovy, jumbo pekin, pekin, appleyards

not sure-
anconas,

Do you think this list sounds good? I'm thinking bantams are 2lb and under, lights are 3-5 pounds, meds are 6-8, heavy 9-12.

I am also thinking of adding an XL and XXL sizes to include geese-
XL- Male Muscovies, Sebastopol, Pilgrim, American Buff, Pomeranian (12-15lbs)
XXL- Toulouse, Embden, African (16 and up?)

And what about geese? Are the light class geese about the same size as larger ducks? So could a chinese, roman, egyptian, or canadian be about the same size as an aylesbury or a female muscovy? i don't have geese so any input on them and their sizes would be greatly appreciated!

I'd also like to include turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, pigeon/doves etc... but that will take some research on their sizes and breeds... i might offer those as a custom order. Anyone with any ideas let me know. i might just have to experiement with people if they ask, maybe offer a harness at a low price if they give me measurements and let me
know how it works out...



I'm also wondering about foot sizes, I know bantams have typically smaller feet and don't muscovies have much larger feet than say a pekin?

 

[Dances with Ducks]

This info is from Holderread:
Bantams weigh between 18 to 40 ounces
Lightweights are three 1/2 to five 1/2 pounds
Mediumweight are six to eight pounds
Heavyweight are seven to twelve pounds

Anconas are mediumweight

 

[Wifezilla]

Are Welsh Harlequins light weight? Mine are bigger than the khakis were and closer to the size of the buff I used to have but they are smaller than a Swedish. Hummmm

 

[Dances with Ducks]

Holderread's bulletin on WH says it's common for many drakes to get up to six pounds and the ducks up to five 1/2. He recomends the overly large ones not be used for breeding.
Chris and Mike Ashton say the standard for Buff Orpington is 7lbs to 9lbs for drakes, and 6lbs to 8lbs for ducks.

 

[rainplace]

chinese and roman female - 10lbs
chinese and roman male - 12lbs


muscovy male - 10 to 15lbs with some getting even larger
muscovy female - 6 to 8lbs

looking at my roman gander next to the muscovy drake, the gander appears to be much larger /shrug

the biggest difference is weight distribution, so i'm unsure if you could use the same diaper for both. my female chinese is much longer and gracefully shaped (than muscovy), my roman gander is wider and longer (than muscovy), while the muscovy drake is short and squat.

 

[nettie]

for geese and runners, one would have to let me know ahead of time. sinxe they have longer bodies, they need a longer back strap... the rest of the pieces are the same for a similar sized animal

 

[nettie]

oh and they will be adjustable for differences in each individual, but i need a general size to work with... a butt pouch on a bantam needs to be smaller then that on a scovy! lol. I figured most will be made to order, but i'd like to have some ready ahead of time in case a get a bigger demand one week... i still have to have a normal life outside of ducky-dom... hard to believe huh? lol

So i guess what i'd like to know is do you think the body mass of the ducks mentioned in each class are similar enough to each other? Is a cayuga's shape/mass close to a magpies? I wish i was still in alabama so i could just borrow allaboutdemchicks and goat walkers ducks for a few minutes. lol. there aren't many ducks in the chicagoland area, unfortuntely for me to go investigate.