Hi everyone. I currently have 10 Indian Runners and 4 mallards. I am concerned about my drake to female ratio (11 drakes to 3 females). I am pretty sure the mallards are going to fly away since they were rescued as babies and seem to be their own little squad. However, the runners are a...
If anyone is interested in a trade of beautiful Blue Indian Runner Drakes for a female or two, and you are located in the New Jersey/Philadelphia/Delaware area, please let me know. I have a high number of drakes to females and I know the situation is not going to be good for my girls once...
If anyone is interested in rehoming beautiful Blue Indian Runner Drakes and you are located in the New Jersey/Philadelphia/Delaware area, please let me know. I have a high number of drakes to females and I know the situation is not going to be good for my girls once adulthood strikes! They are...
Hi everyone. I currently have 10 Indian Runners and 4 mallards. I am concerned about my drake to female ratio (11 drakes to 3 females). I am pretty sure the mallards are going to fly away since they were rescued as babies and seem to be their own little squad. However, the runners are a...
Just wondering if I am on the right track here: My existing brood of ducks consisted of a male Indian Runner, a male Mallard, and a female Indian Runner. Mama had a clutch of 11 babies and all the ducks, males included, got along spectacularly.
Then we introduced 2 more ducks, approximately 6...
I have two Indian Runner ducklings that hatched 3 days apart. They are currently 7 and 4 days old. The older duckling constantly pecks at her siblings beak and mostly feet. Sometimes she'll go for the wing. I can see that the younger duck is annoyed because she always tries to get away. I have...
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2 Indian Runner eggs went into the incubator at the same time. One was fresh from outside, another was one we collected earlier and stored in fridge. Today is Day 29. Fresh egg duck pipped yesterday, zipped today and is doing fine. Fridge duck - no pipping yet. We candled (yes...
My hubby and decided to hatch our own Indian Runner and mallard ducks last year. After a horrible hawk and eagle raid, we were left with one female Indian Runner, 1 Runner drake, and 1 mallard drake. My Indian Runner female has now decided she would like to lay on her nest of 15 eggs. As the...
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I currently have 3 female runners and 1 male runner as pets. I also have 2 male mallards who also decided to stick around after his other friends "flew the coop". My females are laying approx. 1 egg per day. As you can imagine, I have a ton of them. I have used them for baking, but...
We had a female mallard killed the other day. My husband saw a bald eagle down the street and thought he might be the culprit. This morning we woke to the eagle on top of our duck pen. We have never had eagles around...ever! Has anyone had this problem and what did you do? Any suggestions would...
I have an Indian runner duck about 6 weeks old. I just noticed that she has a hole between her nostrils. There was a little bit of blood crusted over but nothing major. It does not seem to affect her eating or grooming habits, and it doesn't seem to bother her. Should I be worried? Will it heal up?
I have two batches of ducks hatched 5 weeks apart. Mallards are older and then Indian Runners. Now that the runners are older, I let them mingle with the mallards. However, the mallards are dive bombing the younger ones. They aren't pecking per se, but body bumping the younger ones. Is this...
Hi everyone. About 6 weeks ago, my husband and I hatched our 1st batch of call ducks (7 mallards and an Indian Runner). We hatched our new batch (all Indian Runners) a few days ago.
1. When should we start the introduction process?
2. What procedures have you found works best?
Any advice is...
Long story short...hatching day came and went 3 days ago. My 2nd to last runner was literally stuck, so we helped. We had to even wet the membrane because it super glued to him.
The sac is not fully absorbed , but almost. He's really weak, but kicks like crazy sometimes. I attached pics.
Is...
Hi everyone. I am hatching Silver Runner Ducks. 9 out of 10 have pipped.
The one I'm concerned about (image attached) pipped yesterday at 11 am, but hasn't done much since.
My husband opened the pip up (against my wishes), but now I'm afraid he's going to dry out and not be able to zip.
He is...
Anyone raise Indian Runner ducks that can answer a question for me. We hatched a duckling that is now 2 weeks old, but it has a puff ball on his head. I suspect that he may not be an Indian Runner after all. Pictures attached, but doesn't do the puff justice.
I am new to hatching ducks. Today is day 28 for mallards and Indian runners. 6 hatched, but when should I start to get concerned about the others?
My newest concern: PLEASE HELP! 2 externally pipped, are cheeping, but haven't done anything in 30 hours. Humidity at lockdown is 76%. I can still...
I am new to hatching ducks. Today is day 28 for mallards and Indian runners. 4 hatched, but when should I start to get concerned about the others? 2 externally pipped, are cheeping, but haven't done anything in 26 hours. Humidity at lockdown is 76%.
The rest of the eggs there is no movement or...
Brand new to ducks. Most pipped, but haven't zipped yet. Been 24 hours. Continue to be patient?
Also, I have a few that haven't pipped at all? Can't tell if they have internally pipped either and don't want to create safety hole if unnecessary.
Finally, jumped the gun on a chick who looked like...