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The Poultry Code
Last updated 20 March 2026
If it Walks Like a Duck, Quacks Like a Duck, Looks Like a Duck, it Must be a Chicken
Sounds ridiculous, but ducks are only mentioned in an appendix of a larger poultry code which refers primarily to chickens throughout the document.
Despite their many distinguishing features, including but not limited to their biological dependence on surface water, the welfare of ducks is not individually considered by Australian animal welfare codes.
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