▁white . ▁Blue , ▁silver ▁and ▁ch oc olate ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁rare , ▁are ▁also ▁colour ▁vari eties ▁that ▁Mag p ies ▁can ▁come ▁in . ▁However , ▁blue ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁variety ▁besides ▁black ▁that ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁P oul try ▁Association . ▁Similar ▁in ▁shape ▁to ▁the ▁Kh aki ▁Campbell , ▁but ▁more ▁substantial , ▁the ▁Mag pie ▁is ▁moder ately ▁stream lined ▁with ▁a ▁somewhat ▁u pr ight ▁carriage ▁that ▁suggests ▁Indian ▁Run ner ▁du ck ▁in ▁its ▁ancest ral ▁blood line . ▁The ▁bill ▁is ▁yellow ▁or ▁orange , ▁but ▁turns ▁green ▁in ▁older ▁birds . ▁The ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁are ▁orange ▁but ▁may ▁be ▁m ott led . ▁The ▁ch est ▁is ▁rounded ▁and ▁the ▁neck ▁moder ately ▁long . ▁M ales ▁have , ▁when ▁fully ▁fe ather ed , ▁cur led ▁fe athers ▁on ▁the ▁tail . ▁Fem ales ▁have , ▁when ▁fully ▁fe ather ed , ▁straight ▁fe athers ▁on ▁the ▁tail . ▁M ales ▁we igh ▁around ▁ ▁on ▁average , ▁and ▁females ▁around ▁, ▁although ▁the ▁American ▁standard ▁spec ifies ▁ ▁lower ▁for ▁each . ▁They ▁lay ▁between ▁ 2 2 0 – 2 9 0 ▁large ▁white ▁eggs ▁ann ually . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁hard y ▁variety , ▁active ▁for agers , ▁and ▁live ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁du ck ▁bre eds ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : D uck ▁bre eds ▁Category : D uck ▁bre