stellabystarlight Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 HIya Im new to keeping ducks and think we have just had our first egg or one of our chickens has just laid an huge egg We got the 3 Khaki Campbell ducks at 6 weeks on 20th June this year so they are now just short of 17 weeks. When I went into the coop this morning there was a huge egg in one of the nest boxes. It weighs 5oz and Ive attached a picture. Is this normal for a Khaki Cambells first egg? I was expecting their eggs to be white, so do we have a cross or is this the colour of Khaki Cambell eggs? Much Confused!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hm, not unknown for chickens to lay the occasional large egg, and I didn't think ducks laid brown eggs I'd say one of your chooks is the culprit there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoejames Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Agreed, this isn't a duckie egg zo x / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabystarlight Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi Thanks for the replies, I get the odd large egg from my hens but never seen anything this big before. Oh well just have to keep waiting for that first egg, are Khaki Campbell eggs normally white then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 If you google khaki campbell duck egg images, you get lots of pics of white/off white/pale blue eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabystarlight Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hello all again, need your advice once again I think we have had our first duck egg! again. As you all advised the last time the huge egg I had was a double yoker from one of our hens. This time its quite small and off white colour and has a oily/waxy feel to the shell, this was yesterday morning and had another this morning. Now both of these eggs were in with another egg in the nest boxes. Ive posted picture, let me know what you think, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 That certainly looks more like it! Well done that duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabystarlight Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thanks Snowy feeling well chuffed with my little duckies Could I ask you another question noticed that one of the ducks (Clover) has been standing on top of one of the other ducks (Fern) back when they are in the pond and nibble the back of her neck Is this normal? is it similar to when hens est a pecking order? Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thanks Snowy feeling well chuffed with my little duckies Could I ask you another question noticed that one of the ducks (Clover) has been standing on top of one of the other ducks (Fern) back when they are in the pond and nibble the back of her neck Is this normal? is it similar to when hens est a pecking order? Stella I believe this is pretend mating which is normal. Do they bob their heads up and down before one appears to hop on the others' back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabystarlight Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hiya Yes they do bob their heads like that before it happens, thanks for that. Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
