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[Wordy]

The common eider is about 20 -28" in length . Ring teal are the smallest I have owned 13 - 15 " long .

Is a Khaki Campbell bigger then a chicken?

 

[swampfox440]

Is a Khaki Campbell bigger then a chicken?

Depends on what chicken . It's bigger than a bantam but smaller than an Indio Gigante. You better get @DucksAreBest on this one . He's the Khaki guy .

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community. I only had Golden Sexlink chickens so I can only compare to them. The Khakis are slightly smaller than the GS. My Khakis were skittish compared to my Indian Runners (best pet and laying ducks in my opinion).

 

[Wordy]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community. I only had Golden Sexlink chickens so I can only compare to them. The Khakis are slightly smaller than the GS. My Khakis were skittish compared to my Indian Runners (best pet and laying ducks in my opinion).

Thankyou! I plan to spend lots of time with them. Hopefully that will make them more tame.

 

[swampfox440]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community. I only had Golden Sexlink chickens so I can only compare to them. The Khakis are slightly smaller than the GS. My Khakis were skittish compared to my Indian Runners (best pet and laying ducks in my opinion).

I strongly agree

 

[Wordy]

Maybe I'll get 1 Khaki Campbell, 1 Indian Runner, and 1 Black Cayuga. Would they get along?

 

[Wordy]

Will gamebird crumbles be fine for them when they are ducklings?

 

[KaleIAm]

Maybe I'll get 1 Khaki Campbell, 1 Indian Runner, and 1 Black Cayuga. Would they get along?

My mixed breed flock got along very well. Including my cayuga, khaki campbells, crested pekin, and welsh harlequins. I've never had an indian runner, but I don't see why one wouldn't get along. I enjoy having a mixed flock.

Also, my ducks were able to learn to go up ramps without issue. I did make it wider and less steep than I would make a ramp for chickens. And I put texture on it so they could walk up it more comfortably. They learned quickly with some gentle herding and mealworm treats at the top. I do regularly hear that ducks resist ramps, though.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Maybe I'll get 1 Khaki Campbell, 1 Indian Runner, and 1 Black Cayuga. Would they get along?

Yes, they will.

 

[SolarDuck]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!

They might get along with your chickens as long as you only have female ducks and they have enough space. A dollar general kiddie pool should be a great water source for them ! I actually would not feed them chicken layer pellets. A duck specific feed would be better for them. You can order duck specific layer pellets on chewy.com
I would recommend mazuri waterfowl breeder, as my vet and other members on this forum recommended to me, and while they are ducklings mazuri waterfowl starter would give them an amazing start. have a ramp to my coop but it is not steep at all and it is very wide, the one in your picture looks like it might be a little bit too steep so plan for it to be less steep. I hope you have a great time with your ducks if you get them! Make sure you do plenty of research and figure out which breeds seem most appealing to you.