Khaki Campbell

These ducks are fun, cute and lovable.

My Khaki's are certainly the favorite of my flock thus far. They are spoiled rotten and wonderful around people. They are skittish around children and are easily spooked by loud noises but calm down over time. They are very loving ducks and are more than happy to sleep on your feet or cuddle in your lap whenever you go outside and enjoy giving a loud greeting to their primary caretaker every time they walk past. Though I have never tried, they seem to be too small to be much in the way of meat but do lay nice large eggs year round. Overall, they are great, loving pets. Each has an outstanding and unique personality that makes raising them even more rewarding.

I love my Khaki cambells! They are so funny also, I think they beat chickens by FAR. Easy to care for yet mine are very dirty with stinky water. Oh well, what are you going to do? I love them to pieces.

We got 4 Khaki Campbells about 10 months ago and absolutely love them to pieces. They started laying at about 5 months, and very rarely miss a day, even in winter. We did lose one, I think to some kind of blockage. Otherwise they have all been totally healthy and great. We also introduced an adult Cayuga a few months back, and after a little sizing each other up for the first couple of hours, they have all gotten along great.

They are friendly, funny to watch, and pretty tame. We got them as day olds and tried to handle them a lot when they were babies. They are great foragers, eat from our hands (especially if we have peas or broccoli), and are even fairly easy to catch/pick up. We have one in particular that actually waits behind the others when they're being put to bed at night, so she can get her cuddles. The only time they get a little noisy is when they are waiting to be let out in the morning, when they're being fed, or when they're letting us know they haven't been fed. They will come right up on the patio to the back door and quack at us if we wait too long to feed them.

They have done great all winter long in their Dogloo house with a lamp, just at night. All day long they have the run of the backyard. They don't love the super cold temps, but as long as they have access to some kind of shelter they are fine. They're absolutely hilarious to watch in the pool (a kiddie pool makes them happy), when they zoom around under the water and chase each other. Then they get out, groom themselves dry, and hop right back in. They can't get more than a few feet off the ground when they do fly, which isn't very often.

They are excellent layers, great pets, and fun to have around. Get some Khakis, set up some chairs in your backyard, give them a pool, and don't get too close unless you wanna be splashed. Totally love our Khakis!!

They are my calmest birds and are easiest to catch. They eat less than Pekins. I heard they also lay well, but mine are younger.

A very Pretty duck. Their Khaki color is very appealing. Has a good personalty if worked with continuously and from a young age, or will turn very shy. Smaller duck with a lengthier appearance in my experiences. good laying ability.

My gran gave me 2 for free.1 got eaten by a fox but the other is still well.

Purchased my (what I hope is a girl) with the hens about 8 weeks ago at the feed store. Guy told me she was an Indian Runner, oops. Turns out, I think she is a White Campbell. She is a fairly large duck with pretty white plumage. The chickens adore her and folllow her everywhere. I hope she will stay a she, no curls yet...and lay good eggs. She has a great personality and is friendly with the other birds and humans. She isn't crazy about being caught, but likes to be stroked and takes naps in my lap. Her favorite treat is Spinach and meal worms.

We added 8 Khaki Campbells (hatchery quality) to our mixed flock about two years ago. Although they can be bribed with defrosted frozen peas, they generally prefer to keep to themselves, and become excited when humans approach them. We're planning to replace them with Welsh Harlequins when their laying careers are over.

Their eggs are about USDA Large to XLarge size, which makes it easy to substitute for chicken eggs in recipes. We found their meat very tasty, what little of it there is.

They are low maintenance as adults, and have done well in our high desert climate with temps from 15 F to 100 F. Here they are enjoying the monsoon rains last year: