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Im incubating Indian runner eggs at the moment and am wondering how to increase the humidity... if there is a need that is. The thermometer and humidity gauge might be inaccurate, but I have checked the temperature gauge with a separate glass thermometer and it seems to be pretty accurate...

Hi all, Ive decided to try and hatch a brood myself, using a borrowed hova bator 1632. I have no instructions, but have found a pdf file online to help set it up. Water is in, and temperature is set to 36/37c. All seems fine on average settings, but I do wonder about generic information. Is...

Which one did you use, and was it any good ?

Has anybody had any experience with wildlife web cams ? I'd ideally like to get a wireless outdoor cam that I can watch at any time over the Internet. i can't think of anything better during the day than listening to the radio and watching my girls on the garden cam....and working too (incase...

They are getting more relaxed already, but still petrified if I get too close (10ft). They had the whole garden today, but instead of exploring, they just seemed to prefer sleeping. Lucky devils. Thanks for all the advice. Its a very slow process I know. Ill get there though, but to be honest...

Typical. They have been with me for 3 days now so I gave them the whole garden today for the first time. All they were interested in was sleeping on the lawn ! Ill add more photo's soon.

I went and collected our 3 runners yesterday, all 2 years old. Obviously, it goes without saying that they are very nervous when I approach. I don't want it to always be like this, and would love for them to eventually run towards me rather than away. Other than giving them time to adjust (which...

Will it be sowing in the UK at the same time ? I'll keep searching, I'd love to see them. spoilt rotten ? Is that not just a longer way of saying 'loved' ??

Loving this thread. ive been tickled pink with some of the stories, and can't wait to collect my runners tonite. will try and post some photos later if I get time.

Hi Melissa, thanks for the response. I will be getting two female and one drake indian runner (Wednesday). All two years old, so I'm hoping to build confidence and good experiences through their tummies. I have a lot of love to give these ducks and they will benefit a whole lot more if they...

Forgive me if this has been raised before. Do you feed your ducks live foods ? The abundance of live food retailers on the Internet is staggering, and the prices are definitely in our favour IMHO. I'm debating whether or not to take advantage of this service and get some tasty 'treats' for the...

@ Chicagoducks, not sure, it depends what you do. Seems to be plenty of office work and finance sector. @ zeberman, jersey is a very small island within a group of islands just off the UK. We're actuall only 17 miles from France, and measure approx 9x5 miles. @ miss Lydia, I'll see how they...

I plan on eating my runner eggs when the start laying. Had duck eggs recently but didn't notice any difference in taste, only size. Looking forward to it though all the same.

We don't really have predators over here TBH, no foxes - racoons - snakes etc. about as bad as it gets is the seagulls eating the ducklings and cats. I might be wrong but owls shouldn't be a bother. All these ducks have come from a free range environment without being locked away. My biggest...