Hello everyone, this is my post. I recently got 11 Indian runner ducks and when I went out this evening, one of the ducks seemed to have problems walking it seems to be above the joint on the right leg. This morning and afternoon it seemed fine. Not sure what would have caused it. This is my...
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I am thinking to adopt small drakes - Calls and/or Black East Indies - in order to make them produce offsprings with duck hens from bigger breeds... meaning here :
• Indian Runner hens,
• Khaki Campbell hens,
• Cayuga hens,
• (French) Duclair hens.
...And MAYBE also hens from other...
Something is wrong with "Messi" our smallest Indian Runner Duck, he would be 4-6 weeks old and has not grown since hatching, and the last week he is breathing heavily and loosing his fluff revealing red skin. Compared to his brothers and sisters of the exact same age (see photo) he is tiny. He...
Hello everyone, I am new to the world of backyard chickens/ducks. I am an Australian living in Bavaria Germany and we have lots of space and a river for our Indian Runner ducks and Brahmas, who keep us busy but satisfied with their character, eggs and babies. Looking forward to learning more...
Howdy! I am just beginning to breed Indian Runner Ducks and I still have a lot to learn about color genetics. For the second time I have gotten a duckling with darker feathers and penciling than the others. In all honesty this duck may not be purebred like the others, but really my question is...
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So... for the time being, I own 11 Indian Runner ducks...
I was actually going to keep 8 only until next spring : 2 drakes, and 6 ducks...
But I have to keep a third drake, because he was already so shiny in his juvenile feathers my mother fell in love with him... (I understand her : I...
Hi! I am potentially getting Indian Runner Ducklings from the local feed store, as day-olds. I am looking for information on raising them, and there is a lot of contradictory information, or info about call ducklings... but I know runners are different. I understand the early feeding, duck...
Hello from Oregon! I have 4 ducklings, well quite big now at about 6 weeks. My sister lives on a farm and has all sorts of chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc. I have fallen in love with the Indian runners she has and wanted some of my own.
End of July we picked up 4 Indian runners that were 3 days...
In the spring I am thinking of adding a couple of runner females to my flock, but I'm not sure if it's a problem to have Indian runner females in with my production Rouen and Silver Appleyard drakes. I do have 7 females and might get a few more females too. what are your thoughts? Thank you
I’m looking to find Indian Runner Ducks in NC how do you go about finding a reputable breeder? What should I know about these Ducks? I’ve owned ducks for over 10 years now and am very familiar with peaking ducks & Muscovy.
Thanks in advance!
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sorry, I’m sure that this topic has been answered a ton of times but I couldn’t really find a strait answer for what I was looking for.
I have three 15 week old runner ducks who are currently eating just duck grower with some greens here and there.
The bag is almost done and I was...
Our cayuga (Dorothy) and Indian runner (Topanga) both passed away suddenly. Dorothy died three days ago and we had a necropsy done. The pathologist said there was nothing obviously wrong with her and by all accounts she was a healthy duck. Her ovaries were slightly red, that was the only...
My Indian runner male duck has had this hard crust like stuff around his eyes and his beak seems to be peeling. He has had this for a while and we have been trying to spray him with silver in case it is an infection but I am still concerned. Any advice?
I decided to create a thread to show off the offspring of our ducks. I will keep this thread updated as much as I can. You might see the photos being posted in my other duck thread Colonel And His Females.
Colonel is a 2 year old Khaki Campbell drake, Duchess is a 2 year old Chocolate Indian...
Hi everyone, this is my first post so hopefully I manage to land it in the right place and get everything right!
I was hoping some of the duck experts on here might be able to help. We bought some lovely ducks from our local farm advertised as ‘Indian Runners’ at about 6 weeks old in August...
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Im new to hatching duck eggs - I have 4 runners and this year has been the first we managed to get our drakes (brothers who had to go together).
Back Story;
They’re free reign animals and only locked in the coup (with the chickens) at night, so they’ve our whole backyard to forage in...