It is proposed that Cook's intentions for the breed were to capitalize on the growing demand for the buff colour pattern.

[3] The Buff Orpington Duck was introduced to the public at the Dairy Show, the Agricultural Hall (q.v.

As well as the black, the chocolate, and the blue variations, W. Cook created bibs on the chest that resembled white hearts.

The American Poultry Associations recognized them in 1914 after Cook introduced them to the United States at the Madison Square Garden Show in New York City in 1908.

The bird is large and broad, with an oval head and medium-length bill, as well as a gracefully curved neck.

The Buff duck's body carries itself 20 degrees above horizontal, and its wings are short and curved.

[9] Buff Orpington ducks are typically lighter than their khaki-coloured counterparts as a result of a recessive sex-linked dilution factor.

It produces 150 to 220 eggs per year and gains weight fairly rapidly, enabling it to be sold within eight to ten weeks of birth.