The short answer for an adult Khaki Campbell
An adult Khaki Campbell needs feed within reach all day, not a fixed number of meals. A Khaki Campbell is a light, khaki-feathered duck bred for exceptional laying, and an adult in lay puts a large share of each day's intake into forming the next egg, so small frequent eating suits her far better than two big feeds. Keep a waterfowl layer ration in a dry, sheltered feeder from morning turnout to evening housing, and plan your own involvement as the morning fill, a midday water refresh when you can, and the evening top-up and headcount.
Laying output drives the Campbell's appetite
Egg production is the fact that organises a Khaki Campbell's feeding day. Shell formation and yolk building draw on protein, energy, and minerals taken in across the day and night before laying, and a Campbell who under-eats for a few days will often keep laying briefly before condition and then laying itself slip. She is also a keen forager, working grass and shallow edges for insects and snails, but foraging is a supplement with an unpredictable yield, never a substitute for the feeder during lay. Unlike a heavier meat duck, she carries little fat reserve to smooth over a lean week, which is why free access matters more for her than for sturdier breeds.
Feeder, water, and shell grit through a Campbell day
Set the feeder under cover near the house so rain cannot spoil the ration and the flock passes it between foraging trips, and put deep water alongside, because a Campbell washes feed down and clears her bill constantly while eating. Offer a separate small dish of shell grit for laying birds to take as they choose rather than stirring it through the feed, since individual Campbells regulate that intake themselves across the day. In the morning, watch the flock feed together and note any bird pushed repeatedly to the feeder's edge. During hot weather, check the water again in the afternoon, as a Campbell who cannot drink properly will not eat properly either, and laying suffers within days. A Campbell kept through a non-laying rest period still keeps the same free-access pattern, simply eating less of her own accord while the feeder stays filled.
Campbell feeding problems to catch early
A laying Khaki Campbell who stops visiting the feeder, produces soft or shell-less eggs repeatedly, or loses her usual busy movement around the pen needs attention, and egg-laying difficulties in a duck are a reason to seek a veterinarian's help promptly rather than waiting through more feeding cycles. Check for a dominant drake or hen monopolising a single feeder, and add a second feeding point before assuming a shy Campbell is ill. Spoiled, damp feed left in a warm house can also put a whole small flock off eating, so refresh the feeder instead of endlessly topping up a stale base. Note laying changes beside feeding changes, because the pair together tell a clearer story than either alone. If duck care is split across the household, KinsLe Care Teams turns the Campbell morning fill, grit check, and evening lock-up into named duties with a time against each finished round.