What breed is this?

[dukell71]

I ordered a buff and silver appleyard duckling online (both females) and just received them yesterday. The buff one looks like what I'd expect but the silver appleyard looks more like a rouen to me, with black markings on its body. I emailed the hatchery to check and they told me it's normal for some Silver appleyards to look like that. Can anyone here help me confirm if the duckling I have is indeed a silver appleyard? If so, will they grow up to look like a normal Silver appleyard or will it look different grown up? Thanks so much!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I ordered a buff and silver appleyard duckling online (both females) and just received them yesterday. The buff one looks like what I'd expect but the silver appleyard looks more like a rouen to me, with black markings on its body. I emailed the hatchery to check and they told me it's normal for some Silver appleyards to look like that. Can anyone here help me confirm if the duckling I have is indeed a silver appleyard? If so, will they grow up to look like a normal Silver appleyard or will it look different grown up? Thanks so much!

I believe it is called a dark phase Silver Appleyard and I believe they grow up to look mostly like regular Silver Appleyards but with a little more color and a little less white.

 

[dukell71]

Thanks, that's good to know!

 

[AnnieDuck]

What does your Appleyard duckling look like now??