Coffee with the Chicken Ladies
Jul 21, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 20 segments
In this week's episode, we spotlight the critically endangered heritage breed Aylesbury Duck. Fiona joins us to talk about using her broody Orpington hens to hatch and brood ducklings. We also share…
Do you want to learn about a little duck, or a big duck, or a medium-sized duck? It's time for the Breed Spotlight.
Yeah.
[laughs]
Hey, you never know what's gonna hit me.
And this week's Breed Spotlight is...
It's a little duck, a big duck, a medium duck.
You never know what you're gonna get.
[laughs]
They're pure white, they grow quickly, and they've been traditionally used as a table bird or a market duck.
Keep that in mind, because these gentle and friendly ducks are currently classed as critically endangered by the Livestock Conservancy.
The Aylesbury duck was shown at the first US poultry show in 1849, and they were included in the first printing of the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection in 1874.
Originally developed in the 1700s in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Vale of Aylesbury, they were originally known as the White English.
If you spent any time reading about the history of dual-purpose or market poultry breeds, and I know some of you out there are as nerdy as I am, so I know you do.
I'm not.
[laughs]
Do you want to learn about a little duck, or a big duck, or a medium-sized duck? It's time for the Breed Spotlight.
Yeah.
[laughs]
Hey, you never know what's gonna hit me.
And this week's Breed Spotlight is...
It's a little duck, a big duck, a medium duck.
You never know what you're gonna get.
[laughs]
They're pure white, they grow quickly, and they've been traditionally used as a table bird or a market duck.
Keep that in mind, because these gentle and friendly ducks are currently classed as critically endangered by the Livestock Conservancy.
The Aylesbury duck was shown at the first US poultry show in 1849, and they were included in the first printing of the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection in 1874.
Originally developed in the 1700s in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Vale of Aylesbury, they were originally known as the White English.
If you spent any time reading about the history of dual-purpose or market poultry breeds, and I know some of you out there are as nerdy as I am, so I know you do.
I'm not.
[laughs]
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