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These are our Apricot and fawn Indian Runner Ducks - always hand reared here on the farm from our unrelated exhibition quality parents!
We carefully rear all of our birds in very small numbers, so they all have such great characters
Indian Runners are fairly unique, as unlike other ducks, they cannot fly, and are much quieter and cleaner than other breeds, and produce large eggs.
Originally bred to run as a family flocks for clearing through rice fields and plantations of insects and bugs, they are great for keeping all of those garden pests at bay, without the digging associated with chickens!
They are generally happiest with a drake in each group, as his presence will not only provide security for the ducks, but also help to promote continuous egg laying in the colder months, typically with around 300 eggs per year from each duck.
The parent stock are pure bred from Apricot, so all colourings from that gene group, rather than mixed parentage as you will sometimes find with people that keep mixed flocks, or worse still some that may not even be pure runners as you quite often see!
The Parents are available here to view in their family group, and are kept in a natural environment, and completely free range over our 9 acres of fields and meadow.
For the welfare and health of the ducklings, unlike some "factory farms" we choose not to hatch during the colder winter months, starting to hatch in April.
None of our young or juvenile ducklings require additional heat, or to be fed on specialist duckling food - they are suitable to be housed outdoors, and fed on normal DUCK & GOOSE Grower feed.
2024 DUCKLINGS HAVE NOW HATCHED, GROWING UP FAST AND READY NOW
YOUNG DUCKLINGS PRICES: (all ready to go, off heat and on adult food)
DUCKLINGS - £30 each
FOUR DUCKLINGS - £110
SEXED JUVENILES PRICES: (if available from 12 weeks)
GIRLS - £45 ea GUYS - £20
TRIO -(2 ducks, 1 drake) - £100
We are located just off the M4/M5/M48
