Khaki campbell ducks not laying

[Prehistorygirl]

Hi I believe I can post on here about ducks as well? Thanks for accepting me. I live in the south of England and have recently become the new owner of two female khaki Campbell's ducks. They were hatched in May so are now nearly 6 months old. I have found BYC site very useful on several occasions.

So, my ducks have not laid yet and I wonder if anyone can advise me please? They free range and appear very settled having free access to a spring as well as lots garden/lawn areas and a safe pen which they choose to spend a lot of their time in. I feed them layers pellets as well as mealworm snacks, grains and vegetable peelings etc. They have a coop at night which has a nest box with fake egg to encourage them and they have access to oyster shell and grit. They seem happy and eat well so I don't know why they haven't laid yet. Any ideas please? Thanks.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC - sorry I know next to nothing about ducks. I would suggest you ask your questions on the Duck forum. Or hopefully @Isaac 0 , will pop up to answer you.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

 

[swampfox440]

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal Flock!

Pull up a roost & enjoy your time here!

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to the BYC community.

Several reasons why they may not be laying. The obvious one would be them being males. Are you sure they are females, do they quack or sound raspy? Are they showing any interest in the nesting boxes?

Depends on several factors of course, but I've had some start laying as lat as eight months. Sometimes it's a matter of patience.

 

[drumstick diva]

thank you Issac 0. I remember you saying females quack, and males sound raspy (maybe they have dry throats )

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. There is a possibility that they will not start laying until the day light period starts to increase.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us!