These birds have been the foundation of our flock. They have stood up to the arid Colorado weather here which means cold winters, hot summers and not much rain so no many plants or bugs. Very...
Acquired these two girls from someone who wasn't supposed to have them in the city. They were still pullets. They lay one egg every other day between the two of them. Have not noted them to be...
With several comments about finding it hard to obtain good quality Brabanters, has anyone purchased from Sandhill? Where have you found good quality stock? If our town changes it's regs, this is...
i have muscovys and only want to breed muscovys but may want to get a few kahki females for eggs is there anyway to tell which eggs are which like color or something or is there another good production duck that lays different colored eggs?
There is a difference if you know what to look for!
The khaki eggs will be smaller.
Also, the muscovy eggs tend to be shiny. I know it sounds weird, but all of the muscovy eggs I've collected over the years have been shiny and very very smooth. I have many other breeds and no other duck has eggs like that.
NOW NPIP CERTIFIED! Al's Quackery is a small duck farm in Southern Maine. I raise ducks, ducklings, geese, goslings and sell eating and hatching eggs. Anconas (black, blue, lilac and lavender), Welsh Harlequins, Khaki Campbells, cayugas, black and blue runners (starting Fall, 2013), and muscovy (black pied, chocolate pied, buff, lavender, blue pied, blue fawn, and barred). American Buff, Tufted...
NOW NPIP CERTIFIED! Al's Quackery is a small duck farm in Southern Maine. I raise ducks, ducklings, geese, goslings and sell eating and hatching eggs. Anconas (black, blue, lilac and lavender), Welsh Harlequins, Khaki Campbells, cayugas, black and blue runners (starting Fall, 2013), and muscovy (black pied, chocolate pied, buff, lavender, blue pied, blue fawn, and barred). American Buff, Tufted...
I just googled "khaki Campbell egg color" and " Muscovy egg color" and they look the same. Both white duck eggs.
idk why i didnt think of using yahoo
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Originally Posted by learycow
There is a difference if you know what to look for!
The khaki eggs will be smaller.
Also, the muscovy eggs tend to be shiny. I know it sounds weird, but all of the muscovy eggs I've collected over the years have been shiny and very very smooth. I have many other breeds and no other duck has eggs like that.