My Khaki Campbell, Alfalfa, is 1.5 years old and has started molting her wing feathers for the first time. She gives a little flap and 4 feathers will fall off, which is supposedly normal (I'm a first time duck owner, had her since she was an egg). However, I noticed the beginning of her wings...
Hello! You can skip to the end of this paragraph for my two questions. Here is the background information. So I have a Khaki Campbell duck who I call Alfalfa. She laid her first egg at 4 months old. Is this normal? Every article I read says khakis start laying at 5-7 months old. She has been...
My duck is a Khaki Campbell and she's 3 months old soon. What supplies should I "give" her so she can make her own nest? She already fancies a box I had laying around and I imagine I'd have to put grass and other stuff in that box.
Hello! I was wondering if anyone could give insight if my duckling Alfalfa is a girl or boy. Here's pictures of plumage. I know male and female khaki campbell have different looks but is six weeks old too early to tell?
Hello! It's my first time raising ducklings. The one I have is a khaki campbell. I'm not sure if this "molting" is normal as they grow or if the flaky skin is from not enough nutrients. Alfalfa the duckling is 1 week and 3 days old. He/she currently eats 20% protein chick starter and today he...
I'm hatching some Khaki Campbell duck eggs and I know they are supposed to go on lockdown the 25th day and hatch around the 28th day. I know to keep the humidity higher around 65%, but I've seen different websites recommend different temperatures and some don't even mention changing the...
Hello, it's my first time hatching duck eggs. I got them shipped from ebay and I've been monitoring their growth. I check for movement and they seem to be doing good. My concern is the air sacs seem to be a weird shape. Also I have no idea if they are too big or too small. I didn't pencil the...