miniature appleyard ducks

HISTORY;

The Silver Appleyard was developed in Britain during the 1930s and '40s by Reginald Appleyard, a well known writer and breeder of domestic waterfowl. He was trying to produce "The Ideal Duck" for both egg; meat and exhibition purposes

The drakes are quick to mature and make fine table fowl. The 7-8 pound duck is an good layer of about 100/180 0large white eggs. The duck is silvery-white with a heavy flecking of fawn on her back. The 8-9 pound drake has a beetle green head and neck and his throat is white with fawn markings. Add to this his silver-white neck ring, breast, wing coverts, and tail tip and you have a very handsome bird. Beak should be yellow, legs and feet orange, and eyes dark hazel.

This breed also appears in miniature, as the Bantam Appleyard. as the Silver Call and as the Miniature

STANDARDS:

Male:Head /neck black with a green sheen .Breast/shoulders red brown with white lacing.Bill yellow /green. Speculum(shiny feathers on wings) violet green

Female:Cream and pale fawn with brown streaks.Speculum(shiny feathers on wings) violet green. Bill yellow to grey green usually marked as in photograph.

HISTORY;

 Bred originally by Reginald Appleyard in the 1940's

BREEDING CONDITIONS:

Kept as pairs or alternatively trios ..depending upon the drakes energy levels. They lay one possibly two clutches per year.......thus will not sit and brood if the eggs are removed. Excellent fliers as are all bantam ducks clip or net new stock until familiar with the territory.
    

     
SILVER APPLEYARD;MINIATURE Ducks;;...........breeders

HICKS WATERFOWL WORLD OSWESTRY Tel 01691 655 635
http://www.waterfowlworld.co.uk/  grahamhickss@hotmail.co.uk

Julie Christopher, Wales            07790 065 553

Danetre School, Northants (June Wilson)    07904 001 758

Mrs. E. Davies, Pembrokeshire            01437 532 585

Tom Davis, Essex                07969 246 455

Jeff Harris, Worcestershire            01905 424 096

R.D. Lavis, Pembrokeshire            01437 751 222

Peter O'Loughlin, Co. Kildare            045 528 952

Guy Richardson, Armagh            02838 841 134

Sandra Watson, Somerset            01485 241 719


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