- Khaki Campbell
A Khaki Campbell (or just Campbell) is a breed of
domesticated duck kept for its high level of egg production. The breed was developed by Adele Campbell ofEngland at the end of the 19th century.cite web
url=http://www.albc-usa.org/waterfowl/campbell_duck.htm
title=The Campbell Duck
publisher= The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
accessdate = 2006-08-08] The "Khaki" portion of the name refers to the duck's typical color.Adult Campbell ducks weigh approximately 4 pounds. Campbells can come in three color varieties: khaki, dark and white. The Khaki Campbell duck is mostly khaki colored with a darker head. They have
Mallard , Rouen and Runner duck blood in them.The egg production of the Campbell breed can exceed even the most efficient of egg laying domestic
chickens , with the breed laying an average of 300 eggs a year. [cite web
url = http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/ducks/khakicampbell/index.htm
title = Poultry Breeds - Khaki Campbell Duck
date = 1997-10-24
accessdate = 2006-07-12 ] .This breed of duck is listed as watch by the
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy . [cite web
url = http://www.albc-usa.org/wtchlist.htm#ducks
title = American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Watchlist
date = 2006-06-04
accessdate = 2006-07-12 ]History
In the late 1800s Adele Campbell purchased a Fawn and White
Indian Runner Duck which was an exceptional layer (195 eggs in 197 days) and crossed it with a Rouen in an attempt to create a strain that would lay well and have bigger bodies.cite book|title=Storey's guide to daising ducks|author=Dave Holderread|publisher=Storey|date 1978|pages=37–41|id= ISBN 1-58017-258-X] The offspring were crossed withMallard s to increase their hardiness.cite web
url = http://www.ashtonwaterfowl.net/khaki_campbell.htm
title = Khaki Campbell Ducks
publisher= Ashton Waterfowl
accessdate = 2006-08-08 ] The resulting birds were prolific layers. The "Campbell" breed was introduced to the public in 1898. In an attempt to create a more attractive buff-colored duck Mrs. Campbell crossed her original Campbells with Penciled Runner ducks. The resulting color reminded Mrs. Campbell of British army uniforms, so she named these new ducks "Khaki Campbell".
it is also in the light class.References
also the khaki cambell drake has a white line around its neck when it is a baby.
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