indian runners

Hello! I know there is already a really, REALLY useful thread abour colour genetics : https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/ But sadly, this thread does not answer all of my questions, because I read some of more elsewhere, and I am a bit...

Our favorite runner (the only friendly one) made her nest outside the coop and I decided to just leave her be. Thing is, we’ve had a bad drought since she started sitting and the pond is nasty and nearly empty - I don’t want her taking babies in there. I’ve also been reading that they often...

Hello. I am looking for trout Indian runner ducks or eggs to hatch out. I would like some genetic diversity in my flock. Please message me if you have some or know someone who does. Thank you!

Hi I got this drake and I’ve always just called him blue but recently I was told he is a Lavendar. Which is blue with brown dilution I was told. What are your thoughts? Please look at all the pictures before making a judgment call. I’m super excited if he is indeed Lavendar.

Hi! Tonight, I was given 3 duck eggs from a woman who is removing ducks from a hoarding situation. Momma was sitting on them, but we have no idea when she laid them. They're dirty, I gently wiped the best I could, and they are now in the incubator. They're either Pekins or Indian Runners, we...

Hey guys! I've read this website off and on for several years but didn't have a need to join since I didn't have any poultry. Now we're out in the country, starting our homestead, and have a flock of 18 runner ducks and 4 pekins, a brooder full of peeping freedom rangers broilers, and a pen of...

Hi Everyone, I feed my ducks Dodson and Horrell pellets each day, mixed with a blend of corn, seeds and sweetcorn (I think) from the farmer over the road who has had poultry a long time. They get fresh kale/spring greens most mornings, dried mealworms and roam for buggs all day. Is there...

Hi everyone, we have two indian runners who are now 10 weeks old. We are in the stage of encouraging them to free roam the garden while we are in the house, with the hope of keeping their pen door open everyday soon as we are out of the house 7:30am- 6:30pm. As the nights are getting darker...

So, the short version is I need help integrating my two new muscovies with my three runners. We’ve had four runners (2 male, 2 female) for about four years now. We’ve been trying to get more females for ages, but we live in a small area and no one is breeding runners. Honestly the four got...

I had the nicest surprise today. I went to @Runner duck mom's house to pick up some used pine shavings to put on my blueberry bushes and this was in a gift bag tucked in between the bags of pine shavings. I think it's so adorable. I just love it and wanted to share it with everyone. Merry...

Hello! I reenact colonial America (1775). I’d like to get some Runners so I can bring one with me when I go all dressed up. I can't find any mention of them before 1830, which was when they were imported to the UK, or so I’ve heard. I’ve also heard that they’re actually native to Asia, and...

I have three Indian runner girls just over a year old. Over the last few months they will randomly lay one or two eggs. I haven’t had all of them laying in months. One of my girls sits on an empty nest all day (I left an egg in there to help but that didn’t seem to change anything). They don’t...

Hi, I am a new duck owner. I have 5 Indian runner ducks. When I originally got my ducks I was planning on letting them out everyday to spend time in our pond (Pond was built last summer and deep) and our garden to keep our bug infestation low (which is working excellent). Right now (they are...

So out of the 5 fertile eggs in the incubator, one died at around 18 days and one so sadly at day 28 (eggtopsy showed he was a perfect full term yellow ducking, I was heartbroken, what could have happened?) have pic but wasn't sure it's appropriate to post) But the exciting news is as of 10.pm...