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Duck Advice (part 2)

 
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bimini



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 15 7:33 pm    Post subject: Duck Advice (part 2) Reply with quote
    

I have recently acquired 2 Indian Runners. They were advertised as 2 years old and female. I have had them for a fortnight now. I am hoping to have some eggs soon, but having never had ducks before have a couple of questions:
Do ducks go off lay in the winter... when can I expect them to come into lay?
How can I confirm that they are female?
Many thanks.

mousjoos



Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France
PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 15 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hallo

Male Runners have a tail feather that curls upwards generally; & are more colourful

My runners lay but very erratically; if they live amongst themselves ie not with chooks or other fowls, they tend to lay anywhere & everywhere within there domain...that is to say, if they live in an enclosed space

This is my experience of Runners...other experiences are available


They are very funny

bimini



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 156

PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 15 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Had my first egg today!!
However another query... neither have the curly tail feathers that mousjoos suggested, but I have seen them mating - does that mean that I have one of each sex or do females sometimes mount each other like cows do?

mousjoos



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Location: VERY Sunny SW France
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 15 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Curly feathers didn't develop straight away....& sometimes I've had 4 of them "at it", with only 1 of them a female


They're still funny

bimini



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 15 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I agree they are very funny!!

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