Golden Layer Day Old Ducklings

Golden Layer Day Old Ducklings

IMPORTANT ORDERING DETAILS: Ducklings have a minimum of 3 and you are able to mix and match among ducks breeds to meet this minimum. Ducks and Geese can be shipped together, but each have their own minimum that must be respected. Waterfowl will ship Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, USPS Priority Mail, and arrive 1-3 days later. Waterfowl are not able to be picked up as they are sent from our hatching partner.

The Golden Layer Duck is a high-producer of large, white eggs and is a great alternative to the Khaki Campbell for your backyard egg production. The Golden Layer Ducklings are easily sexable at hatch. Since this duck is a hybrid, subsequent hatches will not breed true and offspring will not be color sexable. Females will begin laying around 5-6 months of age. The Golden Layer can lay up to 290 large, white eggs per year and production drops around 8-10% each year. The only production difference between the golden and the white layer ducks is that the golden layers have a slightly higher percentage of laying blue or green eggs.

Female Golden Layer Ducks are varying shades of brown, from a light golden color to a very dark brown with a white patch on their neck. Males can look like a Rouen or similar to the darker variation of female but black instead of brown, or even like a dull-looking Cayuga. Golden Layers are generally calmer than the Khaki Campbells. As a hybrid, they are a vigorous breed with decreased morbidity and typically live longer than other breeds.

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