Everything Runners

[Mama Runner]

I saw a forum on a couple different duck breeds but I couldn't find a Runner one. So I am starting one.

I have been crazy about Runners since I was deployed to Asia and saw thousands of them working together in the rice fields.

I did over a year of research before I got them. I don't personally like getting an animal until I am confident I can take care of them properly.

We moved back to my home area in Kentucky in January and in the spring I got 4 Runner Ducks and mistakes happen and ended up with 2 Pekin.

I started the day I got them as ducklings bringing them outside with me into the garden. They slept in the house in a large kiddy pool until they could get out of it and then we built a coop. Though the runners have free access to the house during the day via a cat door in my son's bedroom. Which they use. They have access to 25 acers to free range on they mainly stay in the gardens and when it is hot they stay right by the house.

Their names are Pigget VonDrake, Sneezy the Magnificent, Sir Whatchamacallit and Runt.
The Pekins are Gusgus and Loudmouth. Those were our original 6.

I never realized what joy and blessings they would turn out to be!!!

 

[sourland]

Ducks bring their own special set of joys - and problems too.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/runner-duck-club.609642/#post-8047156here is another.

I waited so long to get Runners because I didn't think they would be compatible with my Muscovy's especially my drake worried about him mating with the Runner females. Well I don't think my scovy drake thinks they are ducks even the Runner drake Snoop he pays no mind too if it was a Muscovy drake he's be all over him fighting chasing. And he has never given the Runner females a second look matter of fact 2 Buff Orpington ducks hatched with the Runners and he pays them no mind either. And they are shaped like ducks. Nothing wrong with him liking the girls he loves his scovy girls. lol

So I am so happy I finally decided last year to let my scovy's hatch some Runners for us. They are so much fun and busy bees.

Runner Mama love the names of yours and be sure to share pics. I have pics of mine on the thread up top. Only pics I have now since my old computer died a while back along with all my pics I had on it. Especially when they were babies.

 

[Mama Runner]

Lol, I knew there had to be one thanks for the link I guess I just couldn't find it.

 

[NDgoatgirlNV]

Where is everybody from? I currently own 4 Indian Runner ducks and we are in St George, Utah...
our ducks are named
Muck-Muck, Dark blue drake
Guzma, Fawn & White drake
Duckie, Dark chocolate duck
Yolkie, splash duck
I have eggs ready to hatch any day now from them and I can't wait to see the different colors that the babies might be!