Silver Appleyard

Excellent Yard Pets

A Variety of Colours

Endless Entertainment

While this breed is not that well known, if food for your family is important, this is the duck for you. Great egg layers with great quality meat, they are excellent foragers and very independent. So you can save a great deal if you provide them with ample areas to forage. And if you give them a pond they will be happier still.

Egg Sizes:

208 per year approx

Small

Young

Med

Growing

XL

Grown

Egg Colours:

Varies per bird
White

Common

Brown

Common

Blue

Rare

Pink

Very Rare

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Deeper Details

Egg Production

100 - 270 eggs per year

Temperament

Docile and calm, can be friendly when raised by hand.

Backyard Behaviour

They are a companion bird and need friends. And they need protection at night.

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