indian runner ducks

Hi! So... for the time being, I own 11 Indian Runner ducks... I was actually going to keep 8 only until next spring : 2 drakes, and 6 ducks... But I have to keep a third drake, because he was already so shiny in his juvenile feathers my mother fell in love with him... (I understand her : I...

Hi! I am potentially getting Indian Runner Ducklings from the local feed store, as day-olds. I am looking for information on raising them, and there is a lot of contradictory information, or info about call ducklings... but I know runners are different. I understand the early feeding, duck...

11 weeks old and I am stumped! Never attached video before so let me know if this didn’t work!

Hello from Oregon! I have 4 ducklings, well quite big now at about 6 weeks. My sister lives on a farm and has all sorts of chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc. I have fallen in love with the Indian runners she has and wanted some of my own. End of July we picked up 4 Indian runners that were 3 days...

In the spring I am thinking of adding a couple of runner females to my flock, but I'm not sure if it's a problem to have Indian runner females in with my production Rouen and Silver Appleyard drakes. I do have 7 females and might get a few more females too. what are your thoughts? Thank you

I’m looking to find Indian Runner Ducks in NC how do you go about finding a reputable breeder? What should I know about these Ducks? I’ve owned ducks for over 10 years now and am very familiar with peaking ducks & Muscovy. Thanks in advance!

Hello all! sorry, I’m sure that this topic has been answered a ton of times but I couldn’t really find a strait answer for what I was looking for. I have three 15 week old runner ducks who are currently eating just duck grower with some greens here and there. The bag is almost done and I was...

Our cayuga (Dorothy) and Indian runner (Topanga) both passed away suddenly. Dorothy died three days ago and we had a necropsy done. The pathologist said there was nothing obviously wrong with her and by all accounts she was a healthy duck. Her ovaries were slightly red, that was the only...

My Indian runner male duck has had this hard crust like stuff around his eyes and his beak seems to be peeling. He has had this for a while and we have been trying to spray him with silver in case it is an infection but I am still concerned. Any advice?

I decided to create a thread to show off the offspring of our ducks. I will keep this thread updated as much as I can. You might see the photos being posted in my other duck thread Colonel And His Females. Colonel is a 2 year old Khaki Campbell drake, Duchess is a 2 year old Chocolate Indian...

Hi everyone, this is my first post so hopefully I manage to land it in the right place and get everything right! I was hoping some of the duck experts on here might be able to help. We bought some lovely ducks from our local farm advertised as ‘Indian Runners’ at about 6 weeks old in August...

Hi all, Im new to hatching duck eggs - I have 4 runners and this year has been the first we managed to get our drakes (brothers who had to go together). Back Story; They’re free reign animals and only locked in the coup (with the chickens) at night, so they’ve our whole backyard to forage in...

I started off with hens, but was given a couple of Indian Runner Ducks. I was then given another duckling which had been hatched in a school project, hoping it would be a female, and ( you guessed it ) it was another drake, which subsequently developed severe angel wing. I assumed this was...

*** RE-Introductions The Crazy Duck Lady Hel Here. I raise Indian Runner Ducks in Austin Texas. I have a small flock of 13 spoiled rotten ducks. I sell the surplus drakes, an occasional hen, and the some of the ducklings we hatch. I also sell eggs for eating, hatching and teaching. I'm PT...

Hi, We have 6 Indian runner ducklings, 5 hatched 1.5 week ago and one 3 weeks ago. As we are keeping 3 adults as pets we are looking to give them away to a someone who can look after them.

Hi All, I have two relatively new female Indian Runner Ducks and was advised to let them sit on their eggs as they came from a flock with a few males. They have been sat on them for around 28 days and they started hatching today. They are in an adapted chicken coup in a large fenced area that...