The khaki-Campbell duck Thread !!!!!!!!

[Carcajou]

I feel very blessed to have the personal water source we do. A natural water source isn't necessary for keeping ducks but it sure does make it easier - both for the ducks and me.

 

[ambassadorfarm]

Thank you for the responses! Yes a small pond for ten ducks will be an undertaking and a half lol. My ducklings are getting so big they can hardly fit in my kiddie pool when they are all in it. If they are not in the pool they are following me around as I check on my miniature horses. I have a pregnant mare and she does not like it when they follow me into the pasture to check to see how she is doing lol. Now my yearling miniature horse filly absolutely LOVES the ducks, she has even tried stepping into the pool with them. Of course they see this 150 lb animal trying to be a duck and flee. They do not like sharing the pool lol. I haven't come up with names yet. So maybe some suggestions? I have no clue how to sex ducks. Any clues how to tell their sex? I tried looking it up and all I found was that when they are ducklings at less than a week old the hens tend to be darker that the mallards. So if that is the case I have quite a few hens! Which is not a bad thing I think....? lol Btw....the water was clean twenty minutes prior to taking this photo. They love to make it dirty in no time flat lol.

 

[DaisyMeadow]

I just found this link with information on sexing khakis. I'm gonna try it later today as I have about 25 young khakis right now. Hope it's accurate and helpful. (scroll down for sexing identifiers)

http://community-2.webtv.net/saraarmstrong/EggDucklingHelp/

 

[cosbackyard]

I'll have to pay more attention to the beans next time. At seven weeks old it is now completely clear which one of mine is the male.
1. He's bigger
2. His head is now a darker brown
3. His quack is very hoarse and not developed compared to the females

 

[makingshift]

Our ducks had their first swim today! The Khaki Campbells are 5 weeks old and the mallards are 3.

 

[Carcajou]

Our ducks had their first swim today! The Khaki Campbells are 5 weeks old and the mallards are 3.

 

[Lynzi777]

Found out this weekend that my KC ducklings will be coming in on May 10th! I can't wait! I've been loving seeing all the pics on this thread! I'm only getting 3 - two ducks and a drake. I need to start thinking about what I'm going to use for them as far as an outdoor house goes after they're feathered out.

 

[DaisyMeadow]

I need to start thinking about what I'm going to use for them as far as an outdoor house goes after they're feathered out.

We used (and are still using) an old junker pickup canopy set on the ground for our outdoor brooder, as an interim between the house and the duck pen. It keeps them warm at night, but still allows for grazing and can be moved when the grass is gone. We haven't had any trouble with the Rouens and Muscovies, but our khakis (who are in with 5 goslings) have repeatedly broken out of it. The first night, they made a duck-sized hole in the screen window, and within the first week, the screen was completely gone. They also have knocked out the heavy plastic we replaced the screening with. So I'm not sure if it's the khakis or the geese, or a combination of both. Something to think about. Then again, I think we have somewhere between 30 and 40 khakis in there.

 

[cosbackyard]

We used (and are still using) an old junker pickup canopy set on the ground for our outdoor brooder, as an interim between the house and the duck pen. It keeps them warm at night, but still allows for grazing and can be moved when the grass is gone. We haven't had any trouble with the Rouens and Muscovies, but our khakis (who are in with 5 goslings) have repeatedly broken out of it. The first night, they made a duck-sized hole in the screen window, and within the first week, the screen was completely gone. They also have knocked out the heavy plastic we replaced the screening with. So I'm not sure if it's the khakis or the geese, or a combination of both. Something to think about. Then again, I think we have somewhere between 30 and 40 khakis in there.

I'm amazed that you have ducks who can break out. Here in colorado I have to worry about things breaking in. If I didn't have every teeny tiny opening covered with heavy-duty wire I'd lose my birds within a week. Predators are that nasty here.

 

[Carcajou]

We used (and are still using) an old junker pickup canopy set on the ground for our outdoor brooder, as an interim between the house and the duck pen. It keeps them warm at night, but still allows for grazing and can be moved when the grass is gone. We haven't had any trouble with the Rouens and Muscovies, but our khakis (who are in with 5 goslings) have repeatedly broken out of it. The first night, they made a duck-sized hole in the screen window, and within the first week, the screen was completely gone. They also have knocked out the heavy plastic we replaced the screening with. So I'm not sure if it's the khakis or the geese, or a combination of both. Something to think about. Then again, I think we have somewhere between 30 and 40 khakis in there.

30 - 40 ducks sounds like way too many to be housed in that size of a space, especially if the geese, Rouens and Muscovies are in there also.