Not a Runner, so what is it?

[PowellAnimals]

This is my five week old Black Runner Duck from Ideal. She is definitely not upright, running even lower than our Pekin. Is there a chance that she will become more upright or do I have a completely different breed? Any help is appreciated - I am very curious!

 

[PowellAnimals]

It would not post my second photo in the original so I am replying with another one -

 

[quackingdom]

It definitely doesn't look like a Runner, but it looks kind of like a young Cayuga. Maybe whoever you bought it from misidentified it.

 

[needlessjunk]

She does look like a Cayuga however hatchery runners are usually low grade and don't stand up nearly as upright as good quality runners. I haven't seen any of Ideals runners so I can't say how much theirs actually stand up like a runner or have the bill of a runner vs good show quality runners. Do you have any side shots?

 

[PowellAnimals]

Hope these help -

 

[jtn42248]

Pretty sure she is either Cayuga or Cayuga mix. If she lays a dark grey to black egg then Cayuga for sure.

 

[needlessjunk]

I think she is a black runner, just a low quality/hatchery runner. She still has the long body. My cayuga has a different body type than my runners. She is cute even if she doesn't stand up straight. @Amiga What do you think?

 

[Amiga]

She looks like some of my black Runners.

 

[PowellAnimals]

So I thought I was seeing things earlier but I definitely saw it multiple times this morning - her wing feathers have a green sheen in the light. Is that typical for a black runner?

 

[needlessjunk]

So I thought I was seeing things earlier but I definitely saw it multiple times this morning - her wing feathers have a green sheen in the light. Is that typical for a black runner?

That is normal for any black bird. They can be a green or purple sheen. It makes them so pretty!