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

[johari]

Could the darker duck in this picture be a kc or kc mix?

 

[Carcajou]

Could the darker duck in this picture be a kc or kc mix?

Campbells can be light or dark. You may have one of each here or they could be mixed. How old are these birds?

 

[rayray983]

Woohoo so Tuesday I purchased 29 khaki Campbell eggs from a local man for 10 bucks he claims they are fertile and even cracked one open to show Me fertility anyway I've hatched plenty of chicken eggs but these are my first duck eggs and helpful hints I have read that ya wait till day 5to 7 to candle and don't toss any no growers till day. 14 anyway I'm nervous and wanted to ask on the kc thread

 

[ChickenPox]

Just got 4 KC ducklings at TSC. (Had got 2 pekins a week prior.) I have hatched ducks in the past, but moved them on pretty quickly. I plan on keeping these and am excited! How soon will I be able to tell the males from the females?

 

[rayray983]

Just got 4 KC ducklings at TSC. (Had got 2 pekins a week prior.) I have hatched ducks in the past, but moved them on pretty quickly. I plan on keeping these and am excited! How soon will I be able to tell the males from the females?

your lucky my local tsc just sales assorted ducks! So I grabbed one that could be a Rouen and 3 of the blackest ducklings I've ever seen about the color of dark chocolate not sure what they will be but from pics I've seen not kc :-( someone said they look like Swedish or caygua

 

[johari]

Campbells can be light or dark.  You may have one of each here or they could be mixed.  How old are these birds?

The lighter one is a little over a year old, the darker one is almost a year old.

 

[Carcajou]

Just got 4 KC ducklings at TSC. (Had got 2 pekins a week prior.) I have hatched ducks in the past, but moved them on pretty quickly. I plan on keeping these and am excited! How soon will I be able to tell the males from the females?

around 12 weeks of age. You might notice the females quacking before that. The males don't quack but sort of rasp.

 

[Carcajou]

The lighter one is a little over a year old, the darker one is almost a year old.

Then it is hard to say if they are pure or mixed but they definitely look like they are all or almost all Khaki Campbell though they do have noticeable penciling in their feathering. I have read that pure Khakis don't always have noticeable penciling.

 

[ChickenPox]

Thanks! I will keep an ear out. LOL!

 

[mom2mnem]

ChickenPox, we just got 4 KC's from TSC today, too! They are so stinking cute! I'm wondering how old they are! If I'm supposed to keep them at 90 degrees their first week and go down five degrees every week, I wonder if they are a week old already? hmmmm