Indian Runner

We've had Penciled Indian Runners for almost a year, then got ducks to show, (Pekins, White Runners, Call Ducks, East Indies, Cayugas and Australian Spotted). It may not be fair to compare ducks raised by others to ones raised by me, but the Runners are the most friendly. They make me laugh and smile, and are the perfect cure for any bad day!

I’ve raised runners for a few years now and have had fairly good luck with this breed. The are little nervous nellies, but it can still be easy enough to move them around since they herd together, like sheep. I have had a few go broody and hatch out ducklings every now and then, although its only about one in every 8 that will successfully do it. Excellent garden pest control, but again just a little to skittish. As seen in the pic, I actually had one hatch a ”Chuck”. Ha

On my farm we raise exhibition black Runners, and I have no complaints about these. Like all ducklings, Runner ducklings make a mess of the water and as adults they don’t keep their pen too clean either, but so goes for all ducks. They lay eggs, though not as much as advertised, and with fairly low fertility.
On the range, Runners are beautiful to see and low maintenance to raise. They are a target for foxes more so than chickens but I think all ducks must be. They spend a lot of time outside, rain or shine, and though they don’t like snow, they tolerate the cold. They are very easy to herd inside at night and go in by themselves sometimes, having strong flocking instincts and a strong sense of home. They do quack sometimes, but are quiet compared to Calls. All in all, Runners are very easy to raise, just not very interesting. The most interesting thing they have ever done was tell me they were out of food or just quack at me. I think ducks just aren’t my thing.

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

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

I'll always keep Runner's, definitely a breed I will recommend to anyone looking for just a few backyard ducks that don't want to have to deal with any problems later on in their life.

I absolutely love my runner duck! He is the sweetest duckling I have had so far, therefore I have really enjoyed this breed. He is growing to be a beautiful duck and definitely gets the least dirty of the ducklings (this is because he stands up tall, like runners do, which causes him not to have a muddy chest). He let's you pick him up and is a very social breed of duck. If you are looking to buy a duckling/duck, I highly suggest these sweet peas! They totally have earned my 5 star rating!

The Brits back in 1800 should have called 'em the Javanica Duck.

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.

I have 3 and I love how comical and animated they are about everything

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.

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 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 runner ducks. They come in a variety of colors and walk upright like a penguin. They look like bowling pins in my yard and forage for bugs all day long. They enjoy playing in a kiddie pool and are incredibly friendly and talkative. They are hardy birds and continuously produce delicious jumbo eggs all year long. Their eggs taste identical to chicken eggs (no gamey duck taste). Their eggs are either green or white in color. They are very impressive ducks. Even if they are hand raised, they can become easily startled and normally do not like being handled.

The runners have a personality like no other! Love them.

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.

I only have one female so it's hard to tell if they'd all be as cool as she is that's why I gave 4☆'S. I hear they are great ducks though. I have the one female Indian Runner and a male Mallard, and she isn't as timid as my mallard is, which I like. The both of them are inseparable. They get along so well and never leave each others side.

I absolutely love my flock of 12 Indian Runners. They are very high energy and quite "quacky" although not as loud as Pekins. They do such a good job foraging, and they are relatively small ducks, so the food to egg ratio is quite good. Chocolate Runners produce light blue eggs about the size of a Chicken's egg but with a slightly different sheen and slightly more rounded shape. The inner membrane is thicker as well. I didn't cuddle them much as babies, so they aren't super interested in being touched, but they don't really avoid me, either. If you got one or two and handled it a lot as a baby, they would make a nice country pet. They are SO funny to watch.