Lavender Indian Runner: New Update And New Pics!

[DuckFanatic]

UPDATE:
We brought her home this morning

She freaked at first in her temporary pen but then settled down quickly and chowed down a dish of layer/scrath mix

We went to the park this morning with a box of catfood, intending on catching Snowy. When I got out of the car, all of the ducks were in the shade of the trees and when Snowy saw me, she started quacking a ran to meet me, with the other domestics close on her heels and the mallards not far behind

She chowed down the cat food I sprinkled on the ground. Meanwhile the two pekins and the two rouens were right behind her so when I grabbed her she couldn't back away. Within less than 5 minutes of getting to the park, I had her!

She is just so tiny compared to even my runner! She stand up so straight and she is my only duck that eats out of my hands even though I just took her away from her previous home

The pekin mama, we named "Yuki" (japenese for snow and lucky), is now settling in as well and is stuffing her face full with food as I type. I can feel the brake in her joint that is at the top of her leg, right where it is overlapped with feathers.... at the base of the leg.. if you want to put it that way?

Here's Yuki's story if you haven't read it yet: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=214934
I am so relieved that we got Snowy home and safe at last!!

(I'll post pics ASAP)

 

[AkTomboy]

Awesome! I know people who cant even catch the dogs they own that easy. Im glad she will now have a great home and yes please post pics soon

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Pics please

 

[froggie71]

Oh, how exciting that you got her so easily. Can't wait to see pic too.

 

[19hhbelgian]

. Very cool!!

 

[tia]

I'm so glad that you got her and she has a good home. Please post pictures soon!!!

Tia

 

[rainplace]

I love runners and am so happy you got her home. I can't wait to see pics either.

 

[Marie66]

 

[DuckFanatic]

New Update:

Snowy is fitting in with my flock like she was raised with them since she hatched

When we first brought her home, though, we put her in with my silver Ancona so they could bond. She fought through the fence with Spencer, my other runner, non-stop. And when we finally put them together, Spencer was very protective of his other two girls and didn't let Snowy anywhere near them and chased her around everywhere. I got fed up with him and decided Snowy needed a break to bond with my other two females. I separated Spencer from the flock and put him back with them a few times, to see if he was any nicer towards Snowy, with no luck. I finally got fed up and just put Spencer and Snowy together so they could work it out. When I put them together, they didn't fight once and seemed to get along perfectly. It was probably because Spencer had no reason to be mean to Snowy because he wasn't protecting his other females. After a short period they seemed bonded and I put them all together and there hasn't been any problems since

When we put Snowy in with the flock when we first got her, she also tried to fight with the chickens.. obviously she didn't care if it was a duck or not .. either that or she didn't know the difference

Now the chickens peck at her and she runs away like all of the other ducks. Poor girl, she is probably aggresive because she had to be at the pond in order to survive

Any case, she is fitting in perfectly now and is part of the morning foraging flock

Here's the pics you guys have been waiting for!

with Spencer-

with Oddball and Spencer-

 

[froggie71]

Glad to hear she is fitting in. She is gorgeous!