I'm Interested in Khaki Campbell Ducks

[caitiewantsducks]

hello! so I'm thinking about getting ducks but I'm not sure if this will happen so I've been doing some research and I'm liking Khaki Campbells. I think they are great and the only downside I'm really seeing is that there a bit shy. Is it ok to keep a female only flock? I don't wish for my ducks to mate as I don't want ducklings. Also other information on Khaki Campbells would be appricated!

 

[fatty and friends]

personality is based on how you raise them, not by breed at all. my khaki’s love to go on adventures, will let anyone hold them, and follow me everywhere. the only downside is they can fly (very high!) but they won’t leave as long as they are happy and healthy

 

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[fatty and friends]

Umm, they fly?!? I have 5 week old Campbell’s as my first duck effort, and I didn’t find that in their breed description. Plan is to pen at night but let out on our pond during the day. Hope my conditioning training I’ve been doing works once they are out. Do you have any advice? Mine are not handled except when carried to temporary outside pen.

my girl can get atleast double the height of our fence and my boy could get to the roof, maybe even higher! start getting them into a routine early if possible so they know when to go back to the pen. mine are extremely friendly so i don’t have any idea what to do for unfriendly ducks, sorry

 

[sourland]

A female only flock may very well be less aggravation, but there won't be ducklings with a drake around unless you allow the hens to set on the eggs.

 

[DucksOhio]

I love my khaki girls. Most ducks are somewhat timid. Mine are really friendly when I bring them peas.

And they lay a lot of eggs.

 

[Everose]

Well your girls could start to act weird, lots of all female flocks will think of their owner as the drake which can be kinda creepy. The girls will probably mount each other. Having a drake doesn't mean you get ducklings it just means that your eggs are fertilized, selling these eggs can help offset feed costs as they are more expensive than plain old eggs. As long as your ducks are good healthy breed standard birds then I would consider having a drake around. Also khaki's aren't know to go broody (although they can) and ducks are easily broken up so if you don't want ducklings then you don't have to have them. If you collect eggs daily then the ducks will be less inclined to brood.

Ducks are fun! No matter if you have an all drake flush or an all girl flush they will be a super fun pet.

 

[DuckNana207]

We don't have khakis yet (we have some coming in June). That said, we did have a drake and 6 female pekins. We collected eggs daily, and never had any ducklings (our girls were not very broody either). Also we lost some to a predator last fall, and our flock has been 3 girls through the winter. We haven't had trouble either way, buy we do have one female now who will try and mount the others. Don't know if that helps. Good luck with your new adventure!

 

[normjohnson62]

I have been hatching Khaki Campbells for a few years and I found that the more time your with them them giving them positive experiences (feeding them, Handling them Start early start often) the less they will be afraid of you.

 

[caitiewantsducks]

We don't have khakis yet (we have some coming in June). That said, we did have a drake and 6 female pekins. We collected eggs daily, and never had any ducklings (our girls were not very broody either). Also we lost some to a predator last fall, and our flock has been 3 girls through the winter. We haven't had trouble either way, buy we do have one female now who will try and mount the others. Don't know if that helps. Good luck with your new adventure!

thank you! I'm sorry for your loss! i think I'll consider a drake and just collet the eggs daily it sounds like a better plan to me but im not sure yet