silver appleyard x khaki campbell

[Ducky-MOMO]

What kind of ducklings will you get by crossing khakis with silver appleyards ?

 

[Kaessa]

Khaki Appleyards?

That's a good question, I'd love to see that mix.

 

[cluckaduck87]

I have a khaki Appleyard hatched today! The rest of the clutch are full khaki but the appleyard male must have got to her at some point!

 

[cluckaduck87]

Here she is with the rest of the brood

so cute!!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I am curious how your khaki x appleyard cross turned out? I might have one too.

 

[Hot Stuff]

It would interesting to note the growth rate of the mix and what the laying amount averages out to be from these.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

At four weeks she is just a little bigger than the two pure khaki campbell females of the same age. She currently looks like a khaki campbell with facial stripes, a lighter chin and neck and a darker tail. The people I got the eggs from only have silver apple yards and khaki campbell's which why I believe that she is a cross between the two. Since she seems to have the brown dilution gene which is sex-linked, her dad should be the khaki and her mom the apple yard. So I am expecting her to be a good layer. Time will tell.

 

[laurita1510]

Any updated photos? I really want mine to mate so I can have some

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I am now sure my cross is a male. I think he is beautiful. He looks like a khaki Campbell with facial stripes, blue on his wings, and white under his wings. At 8 weeks he is as big, or a touch larger than my adult khaki male. He seems calmer than the full khakis and a better bug catcher.

 

[cheezenkwackers]