The khaki-Campbell duck Thread !!!!!!!!

[nchvac]

Do you have a list of food they can't eat? I was just thinking that it would make it easier to just dump the scraps instead of having to sort them. Got enough chores to do already.

 

[nchvac]

Do you have any pictures? Does the cross slow down the egg production being the Pekin doesn't lay as many eggs as the KC?

 

[Amiga]

Do you have a list of food they can't eat? I was just thinking that it would make it easier to just dump the scraps instead of having to sort them. Got enough chores to do already.

Take a look. I don't find it really tough to toss the duck edibles into a separate spot, but everyone has their own system.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/242460/the-ultimate-list-of-duck-treats-and-supplements

 

[Robeenop]

I agree, NO potato peels for sure! If they turn green from light they are poisonous! I do not give peelings at all. I give whole bananas, have to pick up the skin afterwards. No body eats that. Whole cukes, anything from my garden, that is split, soft etc. No eggplant though...can" t have it! I was told the same thing with avacado. They usually leave all peels behind. They will turn a watermelon into a sheet of paper, same with pumpkin and hard squash. Compost all peelings. I still think a Rouen would be great crossed with KC. I am going to try that. Will be a larger KC with darker markings. Big eggs, large bird, but not too big.

 

[Carcajou]

I agree, NO potato peels for sure! If they turn green from light they are poisonous! I do not give peelings at all. I give whole bananas, have to pick up the skin afterwards. No body eats that. Whole cukes, anything from my garden, that is split, soft etc. No eggplant though...can" t have it! I was told the same thing with avacado. They usually leave all peels behind. They will turn a watermelon into a sheet of paper, same with pumpkin and hard squash. Compost all peelings. I still think a Rouen would be great crossed with KC. I am going to try that. Will be a larger KC with darker markings. Big eggs, large bird, but not too big.

@Robeenop , please let us know how the KC-Rouen cross birds lay. I have Khakis that lay well though they take Jan and Feb off.

 

[caesargirl]

It'll be interesting to see the KC crosses.... I have KC/Cayuga mix eggs in the bator now... I'm hoping for great layer bigger bird. I'm excited to see the color patterns!!!!

 

[Carcajou]

It'll be interesting to see the KC crosses.... I have KC/Cayuga mix eggs in the bator now... I'm hoping for great layer bigger bird. I'm excited to see the color patterns!!!!

Send pics of the hatchlings - I'll bet the colors will be interesting!

 

[caesargirl]

Send pics of the hatchlings - I'll bet the colors will be interesting!

Keep your fingers crossed.... My first batch had 5 quitters on day 6...out of 7. Staggered hatch, so now there's 9 more.... On day 3....

 

[caesargirl]

I also have 2 KCs crossed with chocolate runners. They look exactly like a KC, just super dark brown. And, they're terrible layers... Go figure.

 

[HennyPenny2]

Advice please....I have kept hens for 9 years, I currently have two older EE's left and have 4 EE's pullets coming next month. I have been wanted to add a couple ducks specifically KC's to my small backyard flock in the same run. So I have a few questions...do these ducks mix well with chickens? I do plan to let the ducks out in my yard a lot more often than my hens as I have a decent sized yard with a lots of cottage garden style beds for them to forage for bugs as well as plenty of grass. But I want to know if when they are in the run together will two ducks get along ok with 6 hens? My other question is I would ideally love to have a drake and duck pair but I'm afraid the drake will constantly try to mate with my hens. But I don't want eggs coming out my ears with two ducks plus my 4 hens (my older hens haven't laid in a year). Any advice would be helpful for those who have mixed flocks especially with KCs.