Wanted: INDIAN RUNNER DUCKLING

[mcblonde]

Hi There ...

I'm looking for a baby Indian Runner duck in Mass. So far, impossible to find (unless I order 3 from a hatchery!)

HELP! ...LOL

Thanks one and all ... Susan

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi There ...
I'm looking for a baby Indian Runner duck in Mass. So far, impossible to find (unless I order 3 from a hatchery!)
HELP! ...LOL
Thanks one and all ... Susan

Go here and post you may get lucky.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/50058/byc-members-in-massachusetts
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[mcblonde]

No luck so far ...but still hopeful. Never realized it'd be so hard to find one little duck ...lol

Have been reading all your post's tho and I'm learning!

 

[Miss Lydia]

No luck so far ...but still hopeful. Never realized it'd be so hard to find one little duck ...lol
Have been reading all your post's tho and I'm learning!

Good for you, BYC is an awesome place to find out all there is to know about ducks, keep coming back eventually you'll meet up with someone. Why just 1?

 

[Wynette]

Good for you, BYC is an awesome place to find out all there is to know about ducks, keep coming back eventually you'll meet up with someone. Why just 1?

There I go again, hijacking....

 

[mcblonde]

Well ... I have a small dog who does well with anything smaller than him ... and babies ...lol
He loves babies of all species, but I dont want to overwhelm him with a flock...lol. (he worries
too much!)

Wynette-LOL, hijack away! I enjoyed your site very much ... it doesn't appear you sell individual
ducks tho ...Do you? ??

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Ducks need other ducks to truly be happy, please concider two anytime dealing with any poultry. Two of the same species as well. Ducks and chickens can trigger the predator instinct in even what an owner calls a dog who loves everything/one.

Also chck your local laws, ducks are thought of as livestock in many areas. Often they are banned, but it is getting better on laws allowing them in urban/suburban areas.

 

[jak2002003]

Please do not get just one duckling. Ducks are flock birds and need others of the same kind to be happy. A single duckling will be very stressed.

Have you got a brooder set up? You know they need a heat source and controlled temperatures when they are young or they will die.

You should be very careful of you dog and ducks - some sudden movement or noise from a frightened duck can trigger a dog to attack.

Have you got a pond or water area for the ducks to swim. They need water to bath and swim in to help control their body temperature. They also are very messy and will poop watery poops everywhere, mix their food with the water and then splatter it all over the place.