This is my first time raising khaki ducks, I have 4 girls and was wondering about when they start laying eggs. They are now 5 months old and are let out every morning with the hens to roam the property every day and go back in with the hens on their own in the evening. I guess the question is...
This is my first year with ducks, my girls are only 4 months old but am looking forward to getting eggs, I now keep the males, 5 months separate from the females as its 6 to 4 now, rehoming the drakes...so not sure about the egg thing, wish I could help :/
good luck
Ahh ok, got the 4 kc's hoping that atleast some would be females, nope, all males and I ended up with 2 male mallards aswell. Had to order 4 females which are now 4 months now, still need to find homes for the 6 males
Just wondering how many people have ducks for their eggs, I have 4 kc hens, about 3 months old, and got them for either eggs, along with our hens eggs. Is anyone out there eating duck eggs aswell? A neighbor has pekins and got sick from her eggs now i'm wondering if I should worry about it or...
Thank you, guess I am stuck with my males, seems you have to order 15 at a time and I dont need that many, was just going to keep 1 kc male and find homes for the rest if I got some females...i'm in Dunlap TN just outside Chattanooga
and i'm guessing that my mallard boys are going to stick...
lol well that doesnt sound fun, poor female! I'm thinking I have 4 males, plus I have 2 male mallards...so yesterday I did order 4 female kc's and I only want 1 male, going to have to find homes for the other 3 boys, I am guessing that the mallards will eventually fly off...can't wait to get my...
Ok, just tried picking them up 1 by 1 and none of them really made any noise, 1 was alittle fussy but not enough to tell drake or not, the other 3 did nothing but not sure if its because they are so tame or if that even makes a difference. I see green coming in on 3 of their heads, 4th cant...
Bought what I was told were swedish, turns out khaki campbells - love these ducks, question is does anyone have any idea what sex they might be?? I've heard the bill color, the sound they make etc, well they all make pretty much the same quack but the lighter bill is pretty quiet, did make a...