Silver Appleyard duck
The Silver Appleyard is a British dual-purpose heavy duck from the 1930s. Poultrykeeper rates it the most active forager among the heavy breeds. It is on the RBST watchlist.
The Silver Appleyard is a pure-bred duck breed in the PCGB Heavy class. Its origin is given as Ixworth, Suffolk. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in heavy form. Recognised colours: Silver Appleyard pattern. Typical adult weights: drake about 3.6–4.1 kg and duck about 3.2–3.6 kg.
Expect roughly 100–180 eggs a year, with white shells. It is mainly kept for eggs and for the table.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, domestic-waterfowl.co.uk, poultrykeeper.com, waterfowl.org.uk, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Duck
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Heavy
- Origin
- Ixworth, Suffolk
- Kept for
- Eggs, Table
History
Reginald Appleyard developed it at Priory Waterfowl Farm, Ixworth, Suffolk. He also bred the Ixworth chicken. He aimed for a white-skinned duck with a deep breast, good looks and plenty of white eggs. He never wrote a standard. The 1982 British standard was based on a 1947 painting of his birds by Ernest Wippell. Tom Bartlett of Folly Farm revived it in the 1980s. It reached America in the 1960s, and the American Standard added it in 1998.
Appearance
A big, broad duck with silver plumage and a Mallard-type pattern.
Recognised colours
Silver Appleyard pattern
Size and weight
- Forms
- Heavy
- Drake
- 3.6–4.1 kg
- Duck
- 3.2–3.6 kg
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 100–180
- Egg colour
- White
- Notes
- Lays well for a heavy duck, producing large white eggs.
Temperament
- In short
- Active forager
- Keeping notes
- Lively and a busy forager.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Two small relatives exist: the Silver Bantam (a different cross) and the Miniature Silver Appleyard.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
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