INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS

[N2TORTS]

Well .... along my adventures and love for animals. I was visiting another tortoise breeder years back. He had these two ducks that were crusin' round his backyard... I was asking all sorts of questions and found out ...
They are .. IndianRunner Ducks...." flightless" birds from Asia. They Stand Erect like a Penguin whilewalking/running around.
Needless to say I ordered some eggs through the net... few months later ...and Wa la " .. I had my own " runners"
... Needless to say they are very prolific and breed at a young age . I ordered a few more eggs to try and get some variations in color as well as different linage. I was producing all kinds of colors and pieds and even had one solid " silver grey" a rare color for these. They were lots of fun .... and if you have the room I suggest them...as they act more like a dog and follow you around ... plus make great " watch Birds" .. for keeping an eye /quack" ..on your outdoor tort enclosures. Although like all wild game can be messy with their droppings.
Here are some shots of the " addiction"...I went on to hatch ..Button quail, peacocks,golden pheasants...among the few...was alot of fun and a great learning experience.
JD~

 

[Candy]

Don't you love the circle of life? It's fantastic. That little baby duck probably thought you were it's mother since you're the first one it saw when it hatched. I love your pictures would love to see the other birds that you've hatched that you were talking about.

 

[kimber_lee_314]

Beautiful! How amazing to be part of that experience!