silver Appleyard ducks. .large
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 as Miniature, and as the Bantam Appleyard
Large & Miniature in next door pens... colouring the similar size somewhat larger
Egg Colour; .....................blue ..large
Egg Numbers ............100 /180
Country Of Origin;.........England
Purpose;..........Eggs..Meat...Broody...a good utility duck
Breed Hints.... Kept as trio or pair
Weights; 9 to 12 pounds
****Easily confused as babies with Abacot's and Harlequin's
See Reginald Appleyard's Books
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Apple/BRKApple.html
Tony & Sue Axon, Devon 01404 822 459
Peter O'Loughlin, Co. Kildare 045 528 952
Sandra Watson, Somerset 01485 241 719
Hicks Waterfowl World,OSWESTRY Tel 01691 655 635
http://www.waterfowlworld.co.uk/
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