Silver Appleyard
History & heritage
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Follow the story behind the name.
Reginald Appleyard developed the Silver Appleyard at Priory Waterfowl Farm near Bury St. Edmunds in England. His breeding goals combined striking appearance, a substantial breast, and large eggs. Birds reached the United States in the 1960s, became publicly available in 1984, and entered the American poultry standard in 2000.
The Silver Appleyard is a large, broad-bodied duck with distinctly colored sexes. Its identity combines decorative plumage with practical dual-purpose conformation. The full-sized breed should be distinguished from smaller waterfowl sold under similar Appleyard names.
Understanding the heritage in context
The Silver Appleyard connects an individual breeder's stated goals with a recognizable domestic animal. Appearance, breast development, and egg qualities were combined objectives. Explaining those aims gives readers a reason for the bird's form rather than presenting a list of disconnected traits.
Sources for general species learning
Sources behind the breed’s story.
The original history, identity and conservation teaching above draws on these cited accounts. Official links open the full material for further study.
Keep learning from official information.
These research portals help locate further material. A search link is a route for exploration; it is separate from the sources used for the article above. Domestic breed information, wild-species assessment, historical books and new research need their own context.
- FAO DAD-IS · Domestic breed information
- IUCN Red List · Species assessments
- Biodiversity Heritage Library · Historical literature search
- USDA National Agricultural Library · Research search
- Google Scholar · Scholarly literature search
- Open Library · Book catalogue search
- HathiTrust · Digitized catalogue search