runner ducks

Hello everyone. I got started with chickens when I rescued an abandoned coop earlier this year. They've brought me a lot of joy and our little flock expanded quickly. About 1.5 months ago I decided life was incomplete without some ducks so I went to tractor supply and bought what I thought were...

I gave my 3 week old fawn and white Indian runner duck from metzer farms a fright tonight by trying to change the duckling’s water whilst they were sleeping and she appeared to have a seizure.. she kind of squealed when she saw me and then fell over and twitched for several seconds. I thought...

My nan and grandad used to have chickens on their dairy farm and I have loved them since then. I work as a kitchen gardener in a large public gardener in the South West of the UK and I look after 15 Rhode Island Red chickens, 6 bantams and 2 Indian runner ducks who have just had ducklings!!! I...

Hello all!!! Thanks in advance for all the help you all have given me already just by browsing the site. My husband and I are only a few years into our small flocks. But ourselves and our two children have become obsessed with the our backyard farm and haven’t looked back. We have seven...

I'm planning on getting my older brother a Runner duckling or two when our local feed store gets them and I'm going to be building a yard/run for them. I need ideas for what I could put together. Also what would be a great color to get? The feed store is getting assorted color ducklings. And...

I've been doing a lot of research about raising ducks for a couple months now and I plan on buying 2 Runner ducklings from our local feed store for my older brother as early birthday gifts. He's been always talking about wanting to get ducks. I plan on building an area for them to live. I...

Hey there, I got myself three Indian Runner Ducks (1,2), for the first time. I have no experience with keeping birds. I prepared an area for them, fenced it in, built a pond and a big polytunnel inside, where I want to keep them during the night. I have them since four days and only kept them...

Hello runner duck owners, We recently adopted three runner ducks who were aged between 1.5 and 2 months when we got them. They've been with us for three weeks. They were and still are very frightened of people and try to run and hide at the slightest advance. Maybe after three weeks it's a...

these are my grandma's four ducks, two are pekins but not sure what breed the two runners are. Don't mind my silly grandma in the video.. haha..

Hello guys, I’m just wondering if this is a good show quality drake. I know he shouldn’t have the white but I will look into breeding it out. I may buy him if he’s a good quality bird.

I am ready to place an order for ducklings, first time owner. I’m having a tough time with a few decisions; ANY AND ALL ADVICE is welcome!!! I want layers and meat. I am interested in having a large flock eventually. I have narrowed it down to: RUNNERS, for eggs and garden duty. I am...

I have 2 female crested ducks that I’d like to breed with my mallard. I know my crested ducks are cross bred. One I know is a runner x and the other I’m not sure but she’s black with a crest. My question is, will they be able to reproduce being cross bred? I’ve heard lots of different answers...

Hi, So this year, our trout & white runner ducks managed to sit and raise seven beuterful ducklings. Despite the urge to keep them all, at eight weeks, it's now time for these teenage ducks to find a new home. We are located in south Staffordshire U.K., and would like our broode to go to a...

7 weeks old

7 week old lady, Carol

Hiya, I could really do with some advise. I have 2 female African Runner Ducks who have been sitting on 5 eggs for around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks . around 5pm today I found one of the eggs in the garden. It looks like a rat has began eating the shell but the duckling was still moving inside I emptied...

Hi, I hatched some runner ducklings, and the families that were going to raise them have decided that they don't want them. So now I have black runner ducklings who have no home. Would anyone like them? We live in Saratoga, CA. Thank you, Wingra

Help. I checked on my ducklings around 1.5 hours ago and all was fine. I have now just found one outside the house lying on the floor not moving. It looks very weak and can Bearley move it's head around. I have brought it in, but what's the best way to help it.

Jun 17 enjoying a hose pipe shower

So, my husband is the one who is supposed to collect the runner ducks eggs every morning and he's been slacking a bit. One of our ladies is currently sitting on about four eggs. She hisses at me if i get close. What should we do? Will she eat? Are they fertilized? Will she be traumatized if we...