Golden Layer Day Old Ducklings
SKU GDLDS
$11.12
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Golden Layer Day Old Ducklings
Product Details
Leg Band Color: Blue
Purpose: Eggs
Hybrid?: Yes
Good Pet?: No
Personality: Friendly, Calm
Bird Weight (pounds): 4.5-5.75
Adult Color: Varies
Chick Color: Black & Brown
Hardiness: Hardy in all climates
APA Class: Not Recognized
Maturity: 20-24 weeks
Annual Egg Production: 200-290 eggs
Mothering Abilities: Fair
Egg Size (grams): 75-90
Egg Color: White to Bluish-Green
% Bluish Eggs: 5%
Livestock Conservancy Status: n/a
Flying Ability: None
Origin: USA
Foraging Ability: Good
Golden Layer Day Old Ducklings
IMPORTANT ORDERING DETAILS: Waterfowl have a minimum of 3 and you are able to mix and match among ducks and goose breeds to meet this minimum. Waterfowl will ship on 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.
Comparison of Our Top Laying Ducks
| White Layer Duck |
Golden Layer Duck | Khaki Campbell Duck | |
| 40 weeks of lay | 230 eggs | 230 eggs | 195 eggs |
| 52 weeks of lay | 290 eggs | 290 eggs | 240 eggs |
| Average Egg Weight | 82 grams; 2.9 oz | 82 grams; 2.9 oz | 76 grams; 2.7 oz |
| Egg Color | 95% white; 5% blue/green | 98.5% white; 1.5% blue/green | 95% white; 5% blue/green |
| Feed Consumption per Day; Females | .4 lbs | .4 lbs | .36 lbs |
| Temperament | Calm | Calm | Nervous |
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