Do Silver Appleyards ever go broody?

[honeydoll]

I am looking into breeds I would like to raise. I like the Silver Appleyards(?) but would like to know if they go broody. Does anyone know? I cannot find an answer to this question anywhere. Thanks in advance. Also do they fly well?

 

[Chris09]

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Honeydoll,

My wife has some and we have had them go broody.
Ours didn't star going broody till they were around 2 years old.
Just keep in mind that Appleyards were bred to be a meat type bird (like the Pekin) and in turn dont go broody as often as a "egg production" type duck.

Chris

 

[honeydoll]

Thanks Chris. You have been very helpful.

 

[duckluck]

This is a breed I would be interested to find out more about because I recently got some Silver Appleyard Calls.

 

[Snakeman]

I have 4 Silver Appleyards. They have just reached maturity and I don't know if they'll go broody. I am very interested to see the responses you get.

As far as flight, they are much too heavy to fly. The best they can do is about a 3 foot hop. They also seem to be clumsier than my other ducks. lol

 

[MysticalMom]

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Yeah. And wayyyyyyyy louder than anything but the Pekins we have.

They are the gourmet roasting duck though and lay big beautiful eggs.