The bill has a nearly straight topline. The head is oval with a shallow forehead.
Pure white ducklings are sometimes produced, but have tighter feathering and more delicate features compared to the Pekin. They don't grow as fast as Pekin, but produce meat with more flavor and less fat.
These are active foragers and the best egg layers among heavyweight breeds. Hens make good mothers when allowed to sit a nest.
Many birds are undersized, so birds with big, solid-muscled bodies are valuable. Excessively fat birds will not forage or lay well. Drakes may get prostrated phallus from excessive breeding.