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Richard Waller knows this. He rears Aylesbury ducks, free range, on his poultry farm near Chesham in Buckinghamshire. "What you see here are the last of the real Aylesbury ducks," he says ...
In the early 19th Century, almost everyone who lived in an area of the town known as Duck End worked as a ducker breeding the Aylesbury duck. The breed was held in great regard, being one of the ...
Since the posters were put up three more of the ducks have disappeared A duck thief is being sought after all seven Aylesbury-type ducks on a Cambridgeshire village pond were taken. Posters were ...
If you were looking for Aylesbury Duck, the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire would seem to be a good place to start. In fact, that would a... If you were looking for Aylesbury Duck, the town of ...
For me, it was research: My editor at The Wall Street Journal had just sent me a bottle of Aylesbury Duck Vodka, relatively new to the market; I hoped to take a little spin around the category for ...
Mrs Beeton enthused about Aylesbury duck in her book of household management, and the breed was a Victorian favourite, loved for its tender meat and faintly gamey flavour. Today, this former ...
It was a surprise to Empson when the incubator test led to three hatchlings, which she believes are Aylesbury ducks.
Image caption, The village pond is home to a number of wild ducks but all of the resident Aylesbury ducks have disappeared "I put the posters up to make the community aware this is something that ...
Two ducks which were first displayed in a town in 1969 have been reunited for a special Easter display at a local museum. The sculptures were made by artist Peter Hand for the then-newly developed ...