Ducks
Haddenham was once a
flourishing duck breeding community and earned the name
'silly Haddenham' for putting a thatched roof over the pond by St Mary's
Church.
This stopped the baby ducklings drowning after rainfall
(they aren't waterproof until their adult feathers come through).
When Aylesbury Ducks were
plentiful in Haddenham
From a postcard dated 12.11.1904
Haddenham postcard of an Aylesbury
Duck dated June 1970
Both postcards supplied by Richard Boddington
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