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[SilkieSensation]

@SilkieSensation from what I've read about runners I do not think the brown one and the grave this one are due to their body shape it's hard to get them to stay still when I'm close enough for a picture but here you I got this morning if it helps. of course anyone that may have ideas on the breeds of these guys let me know please. Sorry some are a bit blurry.

The solid blue is definitely a runner. Head shape gives it away. Long neck & upright stance are there too. Body is a bit heavy, not show quality, just hatchery stock, but definitely an indian runner.

We have 2 Indian Runners They are almost 9 weeks old. Millie & Tillie

This is the head shape I mentioned above. These are also a bit heavy bodied, but definitely runners. Awesome pets for your son too. My 19 yr old is ASD & he is fascinated with animals. They calm him too.

 

[Amykins]

Guess who decided to be an ace pilot completely out of nowhere, scaring the daylights out of her mommy and daddy...

 

[marcelineduckie]

Aweh Amy that's so cute!

 

[Julie Birb]

OH GOD BEAN FLEW. We were at the park this morning and when we got her out of the carrier she just took off!! Thankfully she only went 20 feet or so, and then ran back quick as can be, but man oh man she really gave me a spook! I guess it's finally time to clip her wings. My goodness, she was bookin' it! My little speed demon needs to be grounded.

We got a video of the whole thing too, I'm gonna upload it in a bit to show you guys. It's actually kinda funny to see how I go into instant panic mode in .02 seconds! 

It freaked me out watching her fly. Not sure I could watch it again. I am glad she ran back. What's your theory that she can fly and Wobs can't?

 

[Amykins]

It freaked me out watching her fly. Not sure I could watch it again. I am glad she ran back. What's your theory that she can fly and Wobs can't?

Well for starters, she's smaller and lighter than he is. She also has all of her flight feathers intact, we had to clip Wobbles' feathers cuz he was developing angel wing and taking the added weight off of them helped him improve. But I think the biggest factor is the fact that she doesn't suck at being a duck like he does.

 

[Julie Birb]

Well for starters, she's smaller and lighter than he is. She also has all of her flight feathers intact, we had to clip Wobbles' feathers cuz he was developing angel wing and taking the added weight off of them helped him improve. But I think the biggest factor is the fact that she doesn't suck at being a duck like he does. 

That last sentence made me laugh out loud. Yikes. She a bird and he a Wobbles, his own little definition of duck. What is angel wing? I have seen ducks on here wrapped up. I hope it isn't painful.

 

[Amykins]

That last sentence made me laugh out loud. Yikes. She a bird and he a Wobbles, his own little definition of duck. What is angel wing? I have seen ducks on here wrapped up. I hope it isn't painful.

It's not supposed to be, but Wobbles would yelp whenever he rolled onto his side, which happened often back then...sigh. But because they stuck out at right angles, they'd basically get bent backwards when it happened.

LOL I love your description! Yes, she is indeed a bird, and he's a..Wobbles. He is a Wobbles. Kind of like I always call my derptastic cat Stupicabra a "missing link".

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

It's not supposed to be, but Wobbles would yelp whenever he rolled onto his side, which happened often back then...sigh. But because they stuck out at right angles, they'd basically get bent backwards when it happened. 

LOL I love your description! Yes, she is indeed a bird, and he's a..Wobbles. He is a Wobbles. Kind of like I always call my derptastic cat Stupicabra a "missing link".

That was an adorable video - even though there was a period in my mind where I was in abject terror that she wouldn't stop!!!
Wobbles is from Mars and Bean is from Venus is about how I see it - they are both amazingly cute in their own special ways!

Spotty internet, and duck related panic of our own. I put Missy out in the afternoon to play with her friends, and when I went to put her in (she comes back in hours before the other birds), she was gone. She has a spot she goes out front under the lawn cart to await being let inside if she gets out of the back 40, which she has used since she was a tiny duckling. Nothing. No noise, no feathers, no alerts from the other birds. Shorty, who is small even by khaki campbell standards, was with her Friend Geese, and the goslings were with their sitters. Broad daylight. She is too big for most predators, being a tall, heavy duck, and only cars and large dogs or coyotes would have a shot at her. Nothing. We searched everywhere. She is very vocal as well. Not a sound. She is homed to the house. We left the garage door open. Nothing.
I plastered her onto social media (as I felt her disappearance was suspect to say the least). For the next day I wandered through the mud and rain looking for her. Last night, the geese gave a predator alert. We were out back in seconds with flashlights. Nothing. The hidden nests were still hidden and full of eggs. I headed out of the garage to shine the light across the property and heard a very soft greeting call. Under the lawn cart was Missy. Spotless despite two days of rain, and decidedly thirsty. I picked her up and immediately got her version of a hug - she wraps her head and neck against yours and presses in tightly. She's been inside overnight and all day. She is doing some calling for her friends, so I'll put her back out in her summer residence when I bring Shorty and her Friend Geese in.

I am pretty sure someone picked up the cute, friendly duck outside the house, and found themselves with a stubborn, panicked bird with a call that will blast eardrums from a mile away, returning her in the cover of darkness. The geese don't alert to birds they know, and they are familiar with Missy....

 

[Mamaduck2]

Awww omg Amy I would've panicked if my naughty babies did that! Thank goodness she came right back... I think mine would've made it a game of tag x( lol I love love lovee all these ducky stories!

Guess who decided to be an ace pilot completely out of nowhere, scaring the daylights out of her mommy and daddy...

 

[Mamaduck2]

Oh no that's scary!!Thank goodness she's home safe!

That was an adorable video - even though there was a period in my mind where I was in abject terror that she wouldn't stop!!!
Wobbles is from Mars and Bean is from Venus is about how I see it - they are both amazingly cute in their own special ways!

Spotty internet, and duck related panic of our own. I put Missy out in the afternoon to play with her friends, and when I went to put her in (she comes back in hours before the other birds), she was gone. She has a spot she goes out front under the lawn cart to await being let inside if she gets out of the back 40, which she has used since she was a tiny duckling. Nothing. No noise, no feathers, no alerts from the other birds. Shorty, who is small even by khaki campbell standards, was with her Friend Geese, and the goslings were with their sitters. Broad daylight. She is too big for most predators, being a tall, heavy duck, and only cars and large dogs or coyotes would have a shot at her. Nothing. We searched everywhere. She is very vocal as well. Not a sound. She is homed to the house. We left the garage door open. Nothing.
I plastered her onto social media (as I felt her disappearance was suspect to say the least). For the next day I wandered through the mud and rain looking for her. Last night, the geese gave a predator alert. We were out back in seconds with flashlights. Nothing. The hidden nests were still hidden and full of eggs. I headed out of the garage to shine the light across the property and heard a very soft greeting call. Under the lawn cart was Missy. Spotless despite two days of rain, and decidedly thirsty. I picked her up and immediately got her version of a hug - she wraps her head and neck against yours and presses in tightly. She's been inside overnight and all day. She is doing some calling for her friends, so I'll put her back out in her summer residence when I bring Shorty and her Friend Geese in.

I am pretty sure someone picked up the cute, friendly duck outside the house, and found themselves with a stubborn, panicked bird with a call that will blast eardrums from a mile away, returning her in the cover of darkness. The geese don't alert to birds they know, and they are familiar with Missy....