Khaki Campbell

The ones I have bought from Mcmurrays have been the best layers ever. I have one gal that laid 340 her pullet year.

My mother in law to be owns two Khaki Campbell females (whom we thought was a boy and a girl and turned out to be two girls, but that's okay because that's more eggs for us! They are very loving ducks - sometimes can be a little shy and don't want to be bothered with. Usually they'll come to you if they want attention. They can be very social birds and they LOVE to talk - at least her's do! They also love to play, especially in water. If you have a water source of any kind whether it's a pool, a pond (man made or natural), or even a mud puddle - they are in it and they will get very muddy. It's like they live for the mud! She gets one egg a day each from them, so they are very good egg layers. I would recommend a companion for yours, typically of the same breed so they have someone to hang out with and aren't lonely. They can also be very vocal during warmer months I noticed - unless they are in distress then they can be very loud, but typically they are quiet as long as everything is going their way inside their habitat. They can be skittish and easily spooked - so if you want a KC, I would get them as babies and handle them as much as possible if you can!

Otherwise I love these two!

I had them and they are egg-cellent egg layers, each female would lay an egg a day, but they are quite skittish.

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.

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.

These ducks are fun, cute and lovable.

the first year I had them they could fly about 6 feet high and go about 40 feet far. so I clipped wings. But after that I never had to again. They are a very hearty and intelligent breed. and so pretty little brown ducks (good camo)

Belle, my Khaki Campbell hen, is very pretty. She is too young to lay. My mother always had Khaki Campbells and hers laid very well, just never where she wanted them to. Belle is lighter in weight than the other ducks. She is very delicate looking. I like her light coloring because it blends in with our woods. She also flies well.

When I was younger, I had a friend with ducks- let's just say it was a bad experience & I told myself I would NEVER own ducks. But when we got our very first flock of chicks, my husband's stipulation is he wanted ducks. We then purchased 2 female Khaki Campbells at auction, & I immediately grew to love them! They were very shy for awhile, but then we purchased a male early last year, & they all have just been wonderful. Large, tasty eggs! I have no complaints- they are so friendly & always happy to see us. We changed their living arrangements around, & and it only took them three days to learn to put themselves to bed at night. They always give us a laugh when we refill their kiddie pool, & they love to come eat from your hand. Very talkative & vocal! They usually lay their eggs for us overnight, & they're in the nest the next morning.
The females have never offered to sit on a nest, so we have hatched their eggs under broody hens. The ducklings are just as kind & sweet!

Mildred our one and a half year old hen.

My KCs are far better layers than my chickens, especially in the winter. I can turn them loose and know they are safe to free range without constant supervision as they are very diligent and alert to what is going on around them. Mine are tame and follow me around the yard when I am out. Had to put snow fencing around the garden because they insisted on following me in. Mine aren't skittish at all, think it has to do with being imprinted on people.

I have a khaki campbell drake named Rubert, he is a handsome lil' quacker. Rubert is the smallest one in the flock, but not by much, he will fallow me with the other 2 drakes i have but wont let me pick him up unless its a rare occasion, despite that hes a very loving duckie.

Fun addition to the flock. I have 3 Khaki Campbells. They are frequently chatting and murmuring among each other but its not loud or bothersome at all and quite fun and pleasant to listen to.

They lay large creamy eggs that taste really good and they lay a good amount of them too. We cook ours together with chicken eggs and the kids can't tell the difference. They also work well in baking.

The downside is they're a bit shy and required a bit of work for me to build trust with them.

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:

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