Aylesbury Ducks

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Judging Criteria

BREED TYPE - 35 POINTS

• Size and weight appropriate to breed
• Ideal shape and type for breed

BODY - 35 POINTS

• Broad back from neck to rump
• Large breast area good meat indicator
• Depth and length of underbody (keel)
• Proper wing placement

CONDITION - 10 POINTS

• Strong head and neck
• No evidence of disease
• No bleaching of color at bill and shank

LEGS AND TOES - 10 POINTS

• Free from scale
• Appropriate web formation
• Proper angle from shank to toes

COLOUR - 10 POINTS

• Correct color for breed
• No grey on white feathers

Additional Info

The Aylesbury is a large docile duck breed named after the town in Buckinghamshire England. It was one of the earliest ducks to arrive in North America and is sought after for it’s white feathers and deep keel (underbody). The Aylesbury lay a moderate number of white to slight pale green extra large eggs.

What to look for in Aylesbury ducks

• Mature drakes should weigh 10 pounds, mature female should weigh 9 pounds, they can reach slaughter weight in 8-10 weeks.
• A young drake weighs 8 pounds and a young hen 8 pounds.
• Aylesbury have a long, broad, pale flesh colour bill which should be straight in line from top of head to tip of bill.
• Head is large, long, and oval with deep leaden blue eyes.
• Neck is moderately thick and moderately long, slight curved. Body is long, broad and massive, keel is very prominent and long (underbody), runs parallel to nearly touching the ground. Extending past the legs rising up to the tail as close to 90 degrees as possible. Wings closely folded and smoothly against body, free from dropping.
• Plumage is white or creamy white with bright orange legs and a pale flesh colour bill.