Start With the Khaki Campbell's Daily Rhythm
A care log for a Khaki Campbell duck only works if it mirrors how this busy, high-laying breed actually spends its day, so open it with the flock's fixed rhythm in the order the sitter will meet it. List wake-up and release time from the house, the first feed, when the birds are let onto their pond or tub, the midday check, the evening feed, and the exact lock-up time after which nobody opens the house again. Note how many Khaki Campbells are on the place and any simple identifier for each one, such as a leg ring colour, so the sitter counts heads rather than guessing at a group of near-identical brown ducks.
Eggs, Feed, and the Laying Record
Egg numbers belong in a Khaki Campbell log because this breed is kept for laying, and a sudden drop is information the owner wants on paper rather than in a sitter's memory. Give the sitter a line for eggs collected each morning, including any found in odd corners of the run, and a line for eggs that arrived cracked or shell-less. Record the laying ration by name and amount per visit, where the grit and oyster shell tubs sit, and which treats are allowed, since rich extras can quietly displace the balanced feed a laying duck needs. Ask the sitter to note feed left untouched, because a Khaki Campbell that stops eating is flagging something worth reporting the same day.
Water Deep Enough, and Swimming Notes
Water entries matter more for a Khaki Campbell than for most poultry because ducks must dunk their whole heads to keep eyes and nostrils clear. The log should say where each drinker sits, how often it gets emptied and refilled, and that buckets must be deep enough for a full head dip while still safe for the birds to climb out of. Add the pond or bathing tub routine: when it is filled, how the sitter checks that a tired or smaller duck can get out, and a note to record any bird that skips swimming for a day, since a duck avoiding water she normally loves has changed her behaviour in a way the owner should hear about.
Night Lock-Up and the Morning Head Count
Lock-up is the highest-stakes entry in a Khaki Campbell log, because a duck left outside overnight is exposed to foxes and other predators in a way a shut-in bird is not. Write down the house the flock sleeps in, what bedding to check, the latch sequence on the door, and a space for the sitter to record the actual count shut in, not a tick that assumes it. Pair it with a morning line: birds released, anyone slow to come out, anyone limping on the way to the water. Khaki Campbells are active foragers, so a bird hanging back from the morning rush stands out, and catching that in the log gives the owner a timeline instead of a vague worry.
Health Watch-Outs and Who to Call
Close the log with the handful of Khaki Campbell changes the sitter must never just observe quietly: a duck off her legs, laboured breathing, a prolapse or bleeding, a bird hiding alone, or laying that stops across the whole flock at once. For each, the log should say call the owner first, and if the owner cannot be reached, call the named vet or experienced backup contact written on the same page. Contact details belong inside the log itself, not in a separate message thread the sitter has to hunt through at dusk. Putting that whole record into KinsLe under Care Pass means the person minding your ducks holds temporary, tidy access to every one of these details for exactly the days you are gone.