Runners or Runner Crosses?

[MysticalMom]

I got these 2 guys yesterday from a lady who couldn't keep them where she was living. They're obviously runners right? But the one with the fluff on his head throws me a bit. Are they runner crosses maybe?

 

[gmendoza]

Look more like Muscovies. I thought runners look like they are "running" in that type of run pose all the time,and slimmer to boot.

HAHA! YOU CHANGED YOUR PIC WHEN i WAS COMMENTING ON IT...HMMMMMM

Now those look like runners.

 

[Wifezilla]

Runners can be crested. They are pretty upright so I am saying runner. Wait until they fuller feather in for a better guess, but these guys look runner to me.

 

[MysticalMom]

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Yeah.I posted the wrong pic the first time. LOL Sorry' bout that!

Thanks you guys. I thought they were runners. Now the crest? Isn't that a birth defect?

 

[teresa-78]

Ahhh they are lovely, they look like runners to me and the one with the top knot is a crested runner... I also have one of these
called patrick....

When he was 1 week oldish.....

Him now......

Hope this helps

 

[MysticalMom]

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It did help. Thanks. So the crest is NOT a birth defect? Good! lol I've never had runners before. I'm excited.

 

[slackwater]

I vote runners. Lucky you!

 

[teresa-78]

Its a kind of defect where there is a slight hole in the skull, and fatty tissue stick out of it, and then feathers grow on this...... the one's we have are bali x runner...... as it is very likely 2 bali will have ducklings to deformed to hatch due to the defect being to bad..... its very interesting, type crested runner or bali runner into google, and lots come up

 

[teresa-78]

Oh and PS the true Bali tends to be white, or less common brown

 

[MysticalMom]

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Haha slackwater. I knew you'd know. You'll see 'em Friday.

The little brown one is really friendly. Follows me everywhere when I take them out. The little yellow on acts like you're going to kill it if you get too close.

The girl was feeding them cracked corn and oatmeal and when I gave them the right feed they went CRAZY! And you should have seen them swim... they had a ball.

I know I said no more babies in a brooder( yeah right).. but I couldn't resist these two.