Talk:Silver Appleyard

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Did you know... that the Silver Appleyard is one of the best egglayers amongst large breeds of duck?

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Best?

What does it mean to be "one of the best egglayers"? Prolificacy? Regularity? Hitting an intended spot in the nest? This claim doesn't offer much context. Kevin Forsyth (talk) 18:20, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From the two mentions of eggs in the article and a review of the sources thereof it seems that the quantity of eggs is primary to this claim but the size of its eggs might be a factor as well. - House of Scandal (talk) 19:16, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fun facts

The drake has a curled tail — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:547:C000:2780:49BF:7A8B:4D5D:81B7 (talk) 23:56, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]