*~*Runner Duck Club*~*

[NathanZee]

NathanZee, thanks for sharing your youtube video, that was very cool. I have f/w, chocolate and blue runners and buffs also, none of mine have flown that high and long. that was fun to watch, thanks again.

Thanks! I'll try to post more soon of him flying farther/higher.

 

[CyndiD]

NathanZee, coo, i look forward to seeing them.

 

[AimToMisbehave]

[COLOR=333333]Hello! I just wanted to show my flying fawn and white runner duck! He is five months old and can fly very well! In the video he is flying with a Buff Orpington. They can both fly much farther than this, but in the video they fly about 250 feet. They are both drakes. [/COLOR][COLOR=005CB1]

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Wooooow! So graceful!!! Mine try to fly and it's just a flappy, running, crazy spectacle

 

[NathanZee]

Wooooow! So graceful!!! Mine try to fly and it's just a flappy, running, crazy spectacle

Yah, it took a lot of clumsy running to get to this point! But the first time he actually tried to take off, his posture was different and he made it into the air.

 

[Duck Hill]

Wow! Beautiful. I have tried to get my runners to fly. I toss them gently into the air. Most flap like crazy and fall like a rock (I don't throw very high and I always catch). Then I have one that doesn't bother to flap and just waits for me to catch. I guess it's good my runners don't fly, but I'd love to see a bit of air from time to time.

 

[NathanZee]

Wow! Beautiful. I have tried to get my runners to fly. I toss them gently into the air. Most flap like crazy and fall like a rock (I don't throw very high and I always catch). Then I have one that doesn't bother to flap and just waits for me to catch. I guess it's good my runners don't fly, but I'd love to see a bit of air from time to time.

Thanks! Throwing them up works good to build up muscle, but the only way they will fly is if they jump off something far away from the flock, or sometimes you can throw them with a lot of forward thrust if they are a couple hundred feet from the flock and they will fly back. Once they are able to fly jumping off something, it isn't long until they take off. I would love to try and train a pekin to fly, I don't know if it is possible, but it would be fun to see.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks! Throwing them up works good to build up muscle, but the only way they will fly is if they jump off something far away from the flock, or sometimes you can throw them with a lot of forward thrust if they are a couple hundred feet from the flock and they will fly back. Once they are able to fly jumping off something, it isn't long until they take off. I would love to try and train a pekin to fly, I don't know if it is possible, but it would be fun to see.

What happens if they don't fly though and land on their legs they could be seriously injured.

 

[NathanZee]

What happens if they don't fly though and land on their legs they could be seriously injured.

That is what you have to be very careful for. You can start with something only a foot off the ground to jump off, and if they land perfectly every time I put them higher.

 

[GGBEAR]

God they have grown fast have biggens not seen them at all ?

 

[Duck Hill]

Good idea about throwing them into the air while they are away from the flock! I'm going to take one far away from the flock to the other side of the pond... So if they don't fly and fall down they will land in the water and won't hurt their legs. Of course they may choose to land in the water just for fun, but it's worth a try!