Which Ducks are the Best Layers?

[earlyredrooster]

HELP I have a demand for fifteen dozen duck eggs per week. Which Ducks fit the bill?

 

[AmandaVirus]

Khaki Campbells, Welsh Harlequin, or one of the hybrids like the Golden 300 Hybrid Layer or White Layer developed by Metzer Farms are all great layers.

That would be a lot of ducks to produce 15 dozen eggs a week! Good luck.

 

[earlyredrooster]

Do all these breed true? I only want to buy one time and hatch my own after that.

 

[McChickenNugget]

I would go with the khaki Campbells. We have two so far and they each lay a nice large egg every day like clockwork. I think they were about five months old when they started laying and for the last three months they haven't missed a day. We're thinking of getting a male and hatching out some babies in the spring

 

[smonkeySK]

Campbells; white or khaki - they'll lay you a big fat egg every single day until winter. At that point they'll start to miss the odd day - that said my white Campbell started laying in January and has only missed a couple of days in may/june when my other ducks started to go broody.

 

[ducksinarow]

Campbells and Welsh Harlequins breed true. WH were originally called honey campbells. Golden 300 and white hybrid layers do not breed true. I have Cambells and WH. WH are bigger. The female WH are as big as my Campbell drakes. Both are nice tempered ducks. That lay white eggs.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

I agree with Amanda, except that I would add Pekins other than the jumbos.