indian runner

Having trouble deciding which breeds to add to my flock. I’m raising mostly for eggs and possibly to hatch more off and sell some eventually. Just wanting to get some opinions. This is my options I believe, 12 Indian Runner ducklings, 12 khaki Campbells ducklings, or 4 khaki Campbell females and...

We have too many drakes (1/3 of the flock). We are letting go of the pick of the brood. We named him Jumbo Shrimp. He was born 4-28-19. $20 ALSO we have one of our hens that decided to sit on 16 eggs. We are expecting ducklings in the next 2 weeks. We will not be able to keep them all...

I'm having issues That ' have only Just discovered with my Janoel incubator, and am hoping Someone out there Can help me. my incubator has no issues maintaining 38C throughout the unit but when l set the temp to 37.5C as recommended for Duck eggs the temp ranges from 37C to 36C throughout. I'm...

HELP: NEED TO REHOME SMILEY KAZOO. Smiley is a 9-year-old Fawn & White Indian Runner drake. We’ve raised him since he was a day old, along with his three “siblings,” who have now all passed. One was killed by a raccoon a year ago, and two were mauled by a fox yesterday, 7/18/2019. Smiley has...

Live outside Portland, Oregon metro area, have 30+ year farm with plenty of mowed pastures and secure barn. Would like to add 2 or 3 youngish adult female ducks, laying breed type, to my existing small flock. Currently have Welsh Harlequins and Indian Runners but what do you have? Will pay...

So my year old indian runner just got a case of bumble foot and i’ve been soaking her feet in iodine and warm water and then wrapping her foot with neosporin ( i also have a duck shoe for her) i just don’t know what to do to get that black thing off. I know you can remove it yourself but what is...

Hello all! Looking for some advice/suggestions on my Indian Runner drake that recently lost his mate. He's always been super friendly and playful with me, but I fear her being gone will hit him hard soon, and I'm not sure what to do. With mating season right around the corner, I'm hesitant to...

I have a male and a female pekin, and a male and a female indian runner (4 total) The little guy(indian runner) is just so pesky to my female pekin and has been pecking at her everytime she tries to eat or drink. He tries to mate with her but he’s so much smaller than her so he never achieves...

Went to TSC just to "see" what they had - and they had a trough full of ducklings on clearance! Who can pass on this?? The employee offered to sell me all of them for $.50 each! I gave it some serious thought, but sadly, I could only take home 6 since I got 10 two weeks ago (and they're huge...

The excitement is building!:ya I ordered 5 black Indian Runner girls from Ideal Poultry and they'll ship March 20. Can anyone give me an idea of how much fermented food per day a runner duckling eats per day? Do you let ducklings freely feed or do actual meals? How many weeks do you feed them...

Hello everyone! I’m planning on getting 3 female runner ducklings in the next month or so after I build their coop/run. I’d like to hear from Runner owners and other duck owners suggestions and advice. I live in a small town and I have a small yard (I’m on a main road with decent traffic so I...

I've got an almost 2-year-old Indian runner named Eva. The past few days she seems fine in the morning but around mid-morning she can hardly walk. He tail drags and her abdomen is close to dragging on the ground too. She flops around and then just lays down. I gave her a warm bath yesterday...

Hi everybody, have some spare time today, so after being a BYC member for three months, it is time to introduce myself. I don't have any chickens - yet, i have five Indian Runner ducks. My duck-adventure started in late June (2018) at the local farm-store here in Charleston where my wife...

Is it common for a white runner to have a grey beak? Or do you think shes crossed with another breed? All the online examples seem to show white runners with yellow beaks :hmm

Hey all! I'm new to raising ducks and we got our ducklings at 4 weeks old and they are now around 10 weeks old. 3 of them make a definite "quack" sound now, but the biggest one of the bunch (I'm suspecting it's a drake) is very very quiet. He still makes duckling chirping noises and doesn't have...

I have 4 indian runner ducks, 1 male and 3 females. When i originally got them, a friend and i agreed that i would raise them until we figure out the males and females and we would split them from there. I know ducks get attached to each other, but i never realized how much until actually having...

Hi there, My cayuga has recently hatched her baby. She is typically quite calm about me invading her space, she sometimes welcomes it. I entered their brooding pen this morning to try to hold her baby, and she was OK with me approaching him. He then jumped in the water with her (it's shallow...

Hi all, I'm new to chickens (just moved in January and started our flock in April with 8 buff orpingtons, two of which ended up being roosters (which was NOT what we ordered but we love the anyway). A friend/neighbor stopped by on their way off on vacation on Tuesday with an only hours old...