Thanks. I have 4 runner ducks that I hatched this year. Looking like 3 drakes and one duck so we'll be doing another batch to get a better male/female ratio. Have the hatching bug already and hope to add chickens to our collection maybe next year.
Thank you all for replying and confirming my suspicions. That means I have 3 drakes and 1 duck! Now I need to decide which drake to keep and get some more ducks.
Hi everyone.
At what age do runner ducks show their true adult plumage? I hatched my first mixed batch in July and was really excited thinking I had 3 trout ducks amongst all the other black runners. But they are 8 weeks old tomorrow and only 1 of the 3 is quacking. I then read somewhere that...
Hi there.
I hatched my first runner ducks from eggs bought online. They are trout colour and I have been reading about blue colour variations and apricots but haven't got my head around the colour genetics yet.
Here is a picture of the parent ducks. ..
And here are our ducks at 4 weeks old...