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Thank you, I didn't know you could sex by color. I did have experience with a male losing his curl... but it grew back. Anyhow, thank you again for the information!

I think it has something to do with attracting females. 'Wild' (for lack of a better term) mallards are nore colorful and prettier than the females to attract the females. Peacock males shake their tailfeathersbat the females to gain their favorance. So (to me), it would only make sense if the...

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Yay! Good to know he is doing well! It may take a while for the feather to develop. Glad to hear the good news!

Tahnk you for the information. How loud are they?

That is odd. The feather is usually only one tail feather (the one in the center to be more specific). However, my male had one, but something happened to it, my guess is that the females something because she got mad. Anyhow, I hope this helped.

I hate to be blunt, but is there something wrong with the feather? I only ask because I have had 3 full breed Indian Runner males and haven't ran into that issue. What color is the rest of the body? How loud is the quack? Have a good day!

Thank you so much! Just so you know, I meant water as in swimming. Guess I should have clarified that, sorry. My bad. Again thank you!

Hello, I am considering getting Silkie Chickens. However, before I get one, I would like to know everything I can about his breed. How big do they typically get? What do they eat? Do they forage? Are they friendly towards people? Do you have to groom them? Do they like the water? Gendering...

The quack is a definite. However, the other method of telling the gender of Indian Runners is their tail feathers. Makes have more of a curly rounded in a C shape you'll, whereas female have flat tail feathers. Hope it helped and good luck!

We have had six Indian Runners and my female just hatched about ten-ish ducklings. Anyway, we have named our grown ducks: Genius, Cocoa, Steve, Lucy, Beans, and D.U.C.K. (short for Delta Uniform Charlie Keylo, which my brother said is how the military would say duck in their code/language)...

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I have one male and one female Indian Runner duck. They are laying eggs and the female sits on them whenI do not take her eggs. I am thinking about bringing in a Silkie chick/hen to the mix, but I am not sure how either breed would respond to the other. Please inform me on any information you...

Hell o I have two Indian Runner (male and female) and they are laying eggs. The amle is under a year old (born June 22 2013) and do not know how ol female is. Female is laying on eggs (when I don't take them). I am thinkning about getting a Silkie hen chick, but don't know how the ducks or...

I have read many informational readings about these ducks and they all say that most Indian Runner Ducks do not, however,i I have had two females and both went broody and made nests. Good luck!