luckyducky Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hello, I'm new to the forum, but impressed by the wealth of information I've found! We are the proud owners of a young duck, she is white and has an orange beak with a pink spot on the end of it, she has orangey feet. I was under the impression that she was an Aylesbury but not a pure breed as her beak is not all pink, but now I'm wondering if she is in fact a White Campbell? Any hints on how to tell the difference? I'm not sure how old she is but she's quite big (bigger than the cat!) she still has a little yellowy fluff on her head and she's just grown her wing feathers, they were quite stubby a week ago, she's affectionate and enjoys to splash in her pool. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennionsfield Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Great that you have a new duck, do you have others or is he/ she on her own? Only ask as I was advised to have at least 2, ie not a single one as they prefer company. With regard to breed, I have White cambells, though not convinced they are 100% pure. They are originally derived from a runner cross so tend to walk with a slightly upright waddle compared to aylesbury's. And they are quite a bit smaller / sleeker. My three range in size a little but I would say average about 4 kgs I think Aylesbury are much bigger than this. One great point with cambells is they lay and lay, mine continued right through all last winter only missing the odd day, they are only just 1 year old so may be why but the eggs are wonderfully . Best of luck and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoejames Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I suspect you have a cherry valley meat/egg hybrid. They are the most common white duckies Agreed with the previous post, ducks are flock animals and will suffer a great deal if kept alone, does she have any company? Even chickens? Zo X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
