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Khaki Campbell Ducks
| Sex | Order | 1 to 29 | 30 to 124 | 125 to 299 | 300 to 749 | 750 to 1199 | 1200 to 1999 | 2000+ |
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| Unsexed | $11.39 | $8.02 | $6.21 | $4.67 | $4.25 | $3.80 | $3.63 | |
| Male | $8.72 | $5.88 | $4.61 | $3.51 | $3.21 | $2.90 | $2.77 | |
| Female | $16.10 | $11.76 | $9.02 | $6.69 | $6.07 | $5.41 | $5.41 |
The Khaki Campbell is one of the more famous and popular duck breeds due to its excellent egg production. It was introduced in 1901 by Mrs. Adele Campbell of Gloucestershire, England. She experimented with Runners crossed with Rouen and Mallards but never revealed the exact genetic makeup of her Campbells. The advantage over the pure Runner was a more useful carcass for meat and improved egg production. Though they have been turned into an exhibition type breed, she was adamant that her birds were designed for production, not the exhibition hall.
Commercial Meat and Egg Production Brochure
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Initially they were a fairly mixed color breed but later an emphasis was placed on the current khaki color. It is interesting that at the same time the khaki color was being bred into the Campbell, there was a patriotic fervor for the British troops fighting the Boer War who also wore the khaki color. Once the "Khaki" was attached to "Campbell", the breed gained even more popularity. The Khaki Campbell gained even more renown due to the egg laying contests where it averaged up to 39 more eggs laid than the second best breed. One Khaki Campbell laid 346 eggs in 365 days while another laid one egg a day for 225 straight days!
Khaki Campbells gained even more notoriety with the standards established by the Jansen family of Holland who had up to 50,000 ducks laying at a time with egg production averages of 335-340 eggs in 365 days during the 1950s. They started in production at about 20 weeks of age and egg size averaged 72 grams (2.6 ounces). Mortality during growth and their first year of egg production was only 2.5%. Interestingly, each duck was penned in its own pen and shelter which surely contributed to their outstanding production. Eventually the Jansen flock was dispersed but the Khaki Campbell tradition was carried on by the Kortlang family in England who still breeds them. John Metzer has visited the Kortlang farm and our Khaki Campbells have some Kortlang blood in them.
Customer Reviews of Khaki Campbell Ducks
4.9January 19, 2021 | Review
Boy are these guys great foragers. I have 4 hens and one drake who are almost 5 months... close to coming into production. A little on the skittish side but that's a benefit as we have a bit of predator pressure here. They're definitely happier when free ranging and let me know when they want out of the enclosure. Smart and spicy little ducks. A lot of personality!
March 25, 2021 | Khaki Cambells love to snuggle !
My sweet Khaki, Lizzo, is one of my most snuggly ducks in my flock. She absolutely loves to be held and talked too. Lizzo loves snacks and taking baths in the pool! She is very active and is full of joy.
April 27, 2021 | BIRDI!
Beautiful duckling! Calm, sweet, and healthy. Thank you!
March 8, 2023 | Very happy
I just love them so much. I have 4 girls and they are so sweet. But they do have a lot of energy so if you want a more laid back I would say get Pekin ducks instead They are bigger and not so energy. I also have 2 Pekin ducks.
March 12, 2023 | Khakis are great birds
Ive gotten several different kinds of duck from Metzer. while some claim the Kahkis are anxious ive had the opposite. My Khakis are hardy foragers, very agile, and will come to the food dish when you call them. The pekings are so loud!!! i think maybe they are hungry? they are constantly honking, and they can be kinda bullies around feeding time. I try not to overfeed and have set up lots of critter habitat for the ducks to forage.. Like small water features, woodchip piles, and i even set up a Black Soldier fly larva bin. Its great to watch them work and even early in spring im getting eggs already thanks to the Khakis! what great birds!
March 25, 2023 | New Ducks
Just got our ducks this week but cannot be more excited. Shipping was a good experience (where we thought it would be super stressful). we got six Khaki Campbell. Five of them are growing steadily while one is not much bigger than day one. Overall great experience and we will absolutely order again when we want to expand our flock.
May 25, 2023 | Healthy, Happy Khakis
We had two Khaki Campbells and two Fawn & White runners shipped to us from Metzer Farms back in January. They've grown into the stars of our 10-duck flock. All four arrived healthy and happy, imprinted on us deeply, and they've grown up into the heartiest, most enthusiastic ducks we've ever seen. You've never heard more excited quacking than we do when we go out to greet them. And 20 weeks into their lives, they still think of us as mommy & daddy, and won't leave our sides when we're around. We love these girls to pieces.
September 10, 2023 | Love my quackers!!!!
They all came in alive and well!! I got them shipped as ducklings, they're a year old now. I love them great quality I get an egg daily for each girl!!!
October 12, 2023 | Ducks arrived healthy
I'm glad my ducks came in looking strong. However I ordered 3 females and they didn't have bands on their legs. So I'm just praying they were actually sexed.
April 8, 2024 | Great duckies!! Lots off eggs...
I got 10 Metzer sent 11, they probably knew one was about to die, and it died 2nd day they came. This past winter I lost 4 female and 1 male out of my 10 ducks due to their water was frozen, my first time keeping ducks they could only go for 2 days, lessons learned.. i thought they had melted water but it wasn't enough. Lots of eggs!! tasty eggs.. will use metzer again! LOTS OF POOP AND SMELL though!!