Indian Runner

I absolutely love my Indian Runners! My three hens are the biggest sweeties ever! They follow me around and love to snuggle!
They are still ducklings but I love this breed! Very comedic and I can just sit there for hours watching them!

It's true I've only ever had two Runners, but I would gladly get more! They are very funny and have such personality and make me laugh, they are also great eggs layers. The Runner I currently own is the friendliest duck in my flock as well as the most unattached to just one duck, she just like to be with someone. I might get more, they are just a great breed in my opinion. I think they would make a great pet. Some people say they're noisy, but as far as I know I haven't noticed mine being that loud.

I will always have runners in my yard. I love them they are easy to raise and fun to watch.

We were given two Runners as ducklings by mistake (were told they were Pekins and they were all yellow, like Pekins), but couldn't have been more thrilled with them as they got older. Their personalities were amazing - like puppies with feathers! They'd initially run from being picked up, then stop and let you (like it was a game) and get quite affectionate (for ducks) while we held them. And the actual running... pure entertainment! Would love to always have Runners in my life.

My indian runner is pretty much the best, right at this second she is curled up on my lap, giving out the cuddles. She doesn't panic at much, is super social and friendly and easier to train than any other animal I've ever owned.

They are the friendliest ducks I ever had, they make amazing pets, great egg layers, and I would recommend this breed to a beginner.

Had 2 pets in my back yard sold my house bought property moved and now have 30+ Guess Im hooked

For anyone looking to get into ducks, these are the perfect breed to start with. They are hardy, relatively quiet, great for all climates, and make fantastic layers!

My runner Frances is working to become a licensed therapy pet, she is extraordinarily good natured and friendly. They make excellent pets when socialized young. Anyone willing to put in the work can have a happy people friendly duck in no time. On the other hand, I have rescued a few runners and with all of my work, some have only just become tolerant of me.

Each hen lays an egg a day about the size of a large chicken egg. They come in all different colors and it's absolutely hysterical to watch the flock parade about the yard, standing straight and tall.
They are considered 'herding ducks' and they move in tight groups. They are often used in trials with herding dogs. This also makes it very easy to keep track of them when they free range, and lets you easily move them back to their pen at night.

Runners are by far my favorite breed, and I would recommend them to anyone looking into ducks.

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Great breed! My absolute favourite

I've only had my runner duck for a little while, but I hatched her out of my incubator.
shes very cute and goofy and I love her! she isn't full grown yet but im planning on getting more because I love this breed so much

I got 3 Fawn and white runners this June and they are really fun to have! Two of them have paired up with ducks of other breeds, and they seem very devoted to their spouses. One of the drakes gets a little aggressive if I come close to him, he will run up to me with his bill open, latch on to my leg and drag behind me for 10 feet or so until he gives up! It doesn't hurt at all and is actually really funny to watch. These ducks are also the easiest to catch, they are quite friendly (excluding the aggressive one) and don't mind being held.

Most people say these ducks are flightless, but they are not all. The other drake can fly about 500 feet, and I think he could go farther if I took him away from the flock. He isn't awkward in flight and rarely crashes. However, he has never tried to fly out of the pen or anything, so that isn't a problem.

I love to sit in my duck run and just watch them being their little selves. My 4 girls have a small kiddie pool that they love and their foraging ability is awesome. They can grab a bug right out of the air!

They are laying great big eggs on a regular basis which, if you are baking, you might want to weigh before using in a recipe because a chicken egg is NOT the same as a duck egg.

I love my Indian Runners! They are great birds. They tend to be not so human dependent once they get around other birds. My youngest was always begging for attetion until she left the brooder and joined the flock. Overall, great choice for anybody. I would highly recommend!

I have raised a flock of 10 Indian Runner ducks and the three girls have just started laying. Here are some of my favorite things about runner ducks:

1) They give good duck hugs. They will give a hug by leaning their head against me or by holding their head under my chin. Awwwww. But I do have to catch and hold them first, they're not really the kind to run up to me unless I'm holding green peas. But what a wonderful, graceful long neck! It is fun to hold and pet a runner duck.

2) They will feed within learned boundaries. I can bring my runner ducks to the front yard and they will eat the crickets that make noise under my window. Hurrah! I sleep better now. The runner ducks will feed in the front yard and they don't try to run into the fairly busy street. I do stay with them the entire time they are in the front yard.

3) Ducks are an elementary school teacher's best friends to help teach about animal adaptations. My runner ducks have six adaptations just on their tongue: 1. a thin tip to feel the food in the mud, 2. something that filters the water (looks sort of like a mesh) on the sides of their tongues right behind the tip, 3. hard points on each side just behind that for cutting soft vegetation, 4. a large bump in the middle of the back of their tongue to firmly close their nose while diving, 5. a soft round of tissue behind the large bump that can raise to connect their lungs to the nose hole, 6. and finally at the very back of their mouth some semi-hard spikes pointing to their stomach to prevent slippery fish from going back out of their beaks. That is just the tongue. I have not mentioned the beak or the many adaptations on the rest of the duck. Ducks are so awesome!

4) This is a con, but also really funny... my runner ducks don't look down and will trip over anything in their path. Unless it's tall, they don't go around. So if I leave, for example, a water bottle laying around... the first duck will step on it and may trip. The following ducks, not learning from seeing their friend trip, will also go over the bottle and trip, rather than going around. So four or five ducks in a row can trip over the same water bottle. I have to manage their environment to make sure nothing sharp or dangerous gets left out in their path.

Overall, I just love these funny birds with such awesome personalities.

I have seen many people say they had 1 runner that was people aggressive. Runners are only people aggressive when they are raised to be people aggressive. Ive hand raised my runner since day 1 and she loves me more than anything in this world. We cuddle everyday and it’s her absolute favorite. She will walk up to me when she wants to get some cuddles so she can go to sleep. These ducks are awesome because you can raise these ducks to behave and act however you want them to! Train them to enjoy people and that’s all they’ll do for the rest of their lives!! Awesome and funny duck to watch and very loving. My runner lives inside though so I can tell you first hand, everything will excite them and excitement always means they're getting LOUD!

I have Fawn and white Indian Runners since four months now and i do enjoy their company. My ducks have distinct personalities, one is curious, another one has the loudest QUACK i have ever heart, one female cares about my limping drake, you get it: They are all different!
It is pure fun to sit on the porch and watch them catch insects in the grass during the warm months (no more ticks, since the Duckies are here) and it is so enjoyable when they come to visit me on my work-platform, asking for some treats, usually they send one of them ahead…
Then they all join and eat corn out of my hands.
No eggs so far, but i am sure that will change when the days become longer again.
EDIT (12/2018): Six months in now and one of my ducks has started to lay one greenish egg a day.

First, watching a runner duck run is awesome. They can find their own food. They aren't like pekins in water. Mine haven't started laying but I heard their decent.

We got 2 males and 2 females the females are Pekin-Indian Runners. We live on 20 ac. farm with cattle and pigs. They are free range all the time. We have had them since Sept. of 2017. They were so happy when we first got them that they just foraged all day on the pasture and pond. Never would eat or come around for food. Now they are wanting to be fed every day. They come up when we feed the cattle and then follow us back to the pond to be fed.