Duck farming (Khaki Campbell)
Start with 300 ducks for eggs. Feed costs far less near haors and wetlands.
- Last reviewed: 27 September 2026
- Version 2
Ducks foraging in the field
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳1,20,000 – ৳2,00,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 – 2 people
- First sale
- 150 – 180 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 10 – 14 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Farm · Easy
About the business
Khaki Campbell ducks lay 250–300 eggs a year. Grazing them on water bodies during the day provides a large part of their feed from snails and mussels. If duck plague and cholera vaccines are not given on time, the whole farm is put at risk.
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳36,000 – ৳70,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳15 – ৳18 / unit | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳8 – ৳11 / unit | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 150 – 180 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 10 – 14 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 26.7% – 55.6%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- 300 day-old ducklingsStarting stock
- Spotting disease and vaccinatingSkill
- Shed near waterWorkspace
How the work is done
- 1Build the shed and fence
- 2Buy ducklings and vaccinate
- 3Graze on water in the day
- 4Collect and sell eggs
Seasons
- JanHigh
- FebHigh
- MarNormal
- AprNormal
- MayNormal
- JunLow
- JulLow
- AugLow
- SepNormal
- OctNormal
- NovHigh
- DecHigh
Where it works well
- Strong fitKishoreganj · হাওর ও বাজার দুটোই কাছে
- Strong fitSunamganj · হাওরে প্রাকৃতিক খাবার
- Weak fitDhaka · জলাশয় ও জায়গার অভাব
Risks and cautions
- HighOther: Duck plague can kill many birds at once.
- LowDemand: Egg prices dip a little in the monsoon.
Videos and interviews
A 350-bird Khaki Campbell duck farm
Amin Agro
Income and costs of 500 ducks
Amin Agro
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22:44Stories about this business
Lost about 400 ducks in a day, restarted from Saudi Arabia; now 750 ducks and Tk 2-3 thousand daily profit
A young man in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali started duck farming in 2020 and lost about 400 ducks to disease in one day. He went to Saudi Arabia, learned from YouTube and now runs a restarted farm through his family by video call, making Tk 2-3 thousand a day.
- Reasons
- Skill gap, Family or health
1,000 ducklings for Tk 35,000, Tk 5 lakh from eggs in five months
A returnee migrant in Delduar, Tangail runs a 'mobile' farm of 1,000 Khaki Campbell and Jinding ducks, moving them to wherever there is water. In five months he earned about Tk 5 lakh from eggs against Tk 2 lakh in running costs.
- Capital
- ৳35k
- Ran for
- 12 months
- Reasons
- Good location, Careful bookkeeping
Entrepreneurs in this business
The people running this business today — you can visit them, ask questions and learn.
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Duck farming · Duck farming (Khaki Campbell)
A duck farm run by video call from Saudi Arabia, selling hundreds of eggs a day
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- Sells products
Where to buy
প্রাণিসম্পদ অধিদপ্তর
Government duck vaccination and treatment
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ফার্মগেট, ঢাকা, DhakaUsed by 13 businesses
বাংলাদেশ প্রাণিসম্পদ গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (বিএলআরআই)
Better poultry and duck rearing methods and training
The livestock research institute at Savar: better rearing methods for cattle, goats and poultry, plus fodder and feed training.
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341Used by 10 businesses
এসিআই অ্যানিমেল হেলথ
Medicines, vaccines and vitamins for ducks
Supplies veterinary medicines, vaccines, nutrition products and pond-management items for cattle, poultry and aquaculture.
ACI Centre 245, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, BangladeshUsed by 8 businesses
মেগা ফিড অ্যান্ড স্পেকট্রা হেক্সা ফিডস লিমিটেড
Poultry feed at trade price
Manufactures and sells fish feed, poultry feed and cattle feed.
House#17, Road#106, Block# CEN(F), Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh (factory: Ichail, Utholi, Shibalaya, Manikganj)Used by 5 businesses
যুব উন্নয়ন অধিদপ্তর (মহাপরিচালকের কার্যালয়)
Low-cost poultry-rearing courses
The head office of youth development: courses in cattle fattening, fish farming, tailoring, computing and freelancing, and the rules for youth loans.
জীবন বীমা ভবন, ১০ দিলকুশা বাণিজ্যিক এলাকা, ঢাকা-১০০০, DhakaUsed by 12 businesses
Sources
সুনামগঞ্জের পাঁচ খামারির সাক্ষাৎকার
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · সুনামগঞ্জ
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