Indian Runners - Page 10

Congraulations , they are beautiful.

My three indian runners live on their big pond!  The only time they come out of it is to dig for bugs in the mud slide below our garden.  Every since they were babies they've used their kiddie pool so much I had to change it every day.  Runner's are much more skittish and cautious around people, but if you raise them from a few days old and take care of them and be nice to them, they will like you enough to at least eat out of your hand more.  Our two cats like to watch the ducks, and they never attack or chase them.  Runners are a good way to go, because they not only are funny looking but they lay very well.

These are some of my ducks, the middle one which is stretching awkwardly is a mallard indian runner (i think) and the grouped four are blue indian runners which i love because their dorky espically the mallard one xD and to the left at the base of the tree are 2 mallards which where in their plumage change. They are quite the characters.

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Originally Posted by fowlman01 

judging runners in the ring last weekend. Usually this is done outside, but here are the last two. Best of breed and reserve.



Walt

These are amazing! Im looking to maybe show one of the newly borns if they are well of worth to, and I cant really find a site that can help me to figure out when they get older if they are qualty, would you happen to be able to help?

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Originally Posted by cskotek 

These are amazing! Im looking to maybe show one of the newly borns if they are well of worth to, and I cant really find a site that can help me to figure out when they get older if they are qualty, would you happen to be able to help?

 

Either post pics here or PM me  pictures and I will help you. I am  an APA/ABA judge. I have been showing runners since 1974.

Walt
 

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Originally Posted by fowlman01 

Either post pics here or PM me  pictures and I will help you. I am  an APA/ABA judge. I have been showing runners since 1974.

 

Walt
 

 

Awesome! Ill have to get some up close pics tonight, they are currently trying to kick the goose off the pond o.o Which i dont think is going to work xD
Thank you :P

Please may I join this thread? 

Got two indian runner ducklings yesterday for an Easter gift.

I'm guessing they will be white? 

The top one is (allegedly) 2wks old and the bottom one, 3 wks old.

Walt - your ducks are astonishingly beautiful!! 

I've never considered going into the "show" route ... maybe that is something I will consider for the future

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Originally Posted by Mum 

Please may I join this thread? 

 

Got two indian runner ducklings yesterday for an Easter gift.

 

 

I'm guessing they will be white? 

The top one is (allegedly) 2wks old and the bottom one, 3 wks old.

 

Walt - your ducks are astonishingly beautiful!! 

 

I've never considered going into the "show" route ... maybe that is something I will consider for the future

They are precious!!!   Congrats

here are some more pics

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Walt

Not sure why the pics are not embedding....will try to fix it later.

Walt