*~*Runner Duck Club*~*

[gardengoats11]

My runners are about 9 weeks old. I noticed drake tail feathers on some the past few days. Are they old enough to be displaying these yet or are they just playingtricks on me?

 

[Alicev26]

Okay, I'll jump in! (Been busy this week - more details to be posted at a later date).


Seems  my chocolate and black runners get more "snow" with each molt.  I'd read that this can happen.  And yes, I'll need to upload some pics soon, which means I'll need to take some!


It's interesting to me how the snow comes in differently for some of the ducks.  Zwei was the first to start getting white feathers.  At almost two years old, her belly is white, her shoulders are white, and she has smatterings of white on her back and tail.  Her head has been solid chocolate brown until a few weeks ago and is now beginning to be flecked with tiny white feathers.  She looks like she's wearing a pinafore!


The other chocolates have varying amounts of white on their bellies - it's almost like checkerboards.


Most of the black runners just have a little snow on their shoulders.  But Sieben is now salt and pepper everywhere but her tail.


They are all perfectly lovely, of course!


Who else has snow-splashed dark Runners?

This is Albert, my indian runner drake. I bought him with these white markings so I'm not sure if it is an age thing or just the way he is, but either way I think he's handsome.

 

[Amiga]

This is Albert, my indian runner drake. I bought him with these white markings so I'm not sure if it is an age thing or just the way he is, but either way I think he's handsome.

indeed!

 

[ke5hde]

This is Albert, my indian runner drake. I bought him with these white markings so I'm not sure if it is an age thing or just the way he is, but either way I think he's handsome.

Our chocolate female has gotten more white on her as she's gotten older (2yrs) although sh'e not nearly as dark as yours. She has white in the same place yours does. I love the way she looks and since I don't show my ducks, I don't worry about it.
your Albert is a beautiful drake. I love the way he looks.
I've noticed as our blue youngsters are getting older, maybe 10wks now, they are starting to get some splash to them. Not much just a little. I'll have to try to get some new pics up of them.

Chris

 

[Alicev26]

Our chocolate female has gotten more white on her as she's gotten older (2yrs) although sh'e not nearly as dark as yours. She has white in the same place yours does. I love the way she looks and since I don't show my ducks, I don't worry about it.
your Albert is a beautiful drake. I love the way he looks.
I've noticed as our blue youngsters are getting older, maybe 10wks now, they are starting to get some splash to them. Not much just a little. I'll have to try to get some new pics up of them.

Chris

Thanks! He's my only runner so I won't be breeding him, but I am proud to have him
I was surprised how young your 10 week old runners are to be getting splash. Although, Albert is around 10 months and quite white already. Suppose it depends on the genes determining how early and how much white they get?

 

[ke5hde]

Our chocolate female has gotten more white on her as she's gotten older (2yrs) although sh'e not nearly as dark as yours. She has white in the same place yours does. I love the way she looks and since I don't show my ducks, I don't worry about it.
your Albert is a beautiful drake. I love the way he looks.
I've noticed as our blue youngsters are getting older, maybe 10wks now, they are starting to get some splash to them. Not much just a little. I'll have to try to get some new pics up of them.

Chris

Thanks! He's my only runner so I won't be breeding him, but I am proud to have him
I was surprised how young your 10 week old runners are to be getting splash. Although, Albert is around 10 months and quite white already. Suppose it depends on the genes determining how early and how much white they get?

The youngsters aren't getting any white in them yet, just some black splashes here and there, just like their dad. Unfortunately they don't seem to want any pictures taken of them this morning. Go figure.

Chris

 

[Janelyn]

I'm not sure if you can tell in this picture, my black runners have a lot of iridescent Green, especially on the head. I think they are beautiful.

 

[qwackers]

yeah one of my runners who is black and white has a green sheen to his head and blue on the bottoms of his wings. Very pretty. He seems to be the dominant one out of them and all 3 of the runner males are starting to make funny farty noises. What is it!?

 

[Janelyn]

My 4 1/2 month old boys do that also, while kind of curling their neck when they are in their pool.
I thought it was some sort of mating age communication. All 5 of mine are male.

 

[qwackers]

Yeah that sounds the same. Weird yeah maybe it is or some dominance thing. They don't do it near the girls so wasn't sure about the mating thing. they are funny!