![]() ![]() It was very upsetting, not sure if I can go through that again. Along with some other breeds we had purchased. Unfortunately, our baby died after about a month. Sadly she recently died (she was abut 6 months old) we don't know why, but would definitely buy again. Got my ducks to day all 18 black runners where alive an well an doing greatįun duck, arrived healthy. We had one of our black runner ducks go broody, too! Definitely recommend Metzer Farms to all my friends! Thank you! Our black runners are friendly, alert and act like guards of the mixed breed flock. I love our black runner ducks! Our small family farm allows us to have them as pets. All have grown into beautiful egg layers! We are so happy with Metzer Farms. ![]() Our ducks showed up in the mail healthy and true to their breed. Great ducks, very productive and as a bonus hilarious to have around. For more information on producing the blue color in poultry and our breeding program, see our page on Blue Swedish Ducks.Ĭustomer Reviews of Black Runner Ducks 4.7 The other pen has Silver males on Black females. One pen has Black Runner males on Silver females. So that we produce 100% Blue colored birds, we have two pens of breeders. Though the Black and Chocolate breed true, the Blue do not as only 50% of their progeny are Blue. ![]() The Black, Blue and Chocolate were not admitted until 1977. In 1898 they were admitted into the American Standard Registry. ![]() The first records of them being in an exhibition were in 1877 at the Dumfries Show in Scotland. The first Runners imported into England were either Fawn, Fawn-and-White, or White in color. Prior to the turn of the century there were many egg trials in England where representatives of different breeds and farmers were put on a common site and their egg production monitored and compared. Until the Khaki Campbell was bred, Runners were by far the most productive egg laying ducks. But by then the name had stuck and the breed was extremely popular throughout the country. It wasn't until 1909 that the importing family acknowledged that they came from Southeast Asia - not India. Why are they called Indian Runners? Tradition has it the ducks were first imported into England in the 1850s and were named Indians as the ship had proceeded from India and had traded with the "Indies". Due to the emphasis in coloration over the past 80 years in the breeding programs in England and the United States, the Runners no longer excel at egg production. Not only do they replace the typical chicken egg but duck eggs are made into two unique products, the balut (a partially incubated duck egg) and the salted egg (fresh eggs put in a salt solution or salt mud until the salt has permeated the entire egg). Because of the high egg production of the native ducks, duck eggs are used in a variety of ways in Southeast Asia. They would make welcomed additions to any homestead, farm, or backyard flock as an egg producer or pet.Īs with all of our waterfowl, our Welsh Harlequins are bred to their breed standard (Silver - APA Standard of Perfection by the American Poultry Association and Gold - British Waterfowl Standard), with a focus on health at the forefront of our breeding program.As they are light in weight, there is also less chance of them trampling the vegetation in your garden or yard. Welsh harlequins are extremely curious, inquisitive, friendly and entertaining. The males resemble the wild mallard with a distinctive green head. The females are adorned with white feathering and dark brown and black accents with a bright blue to green wing feather. We do not sell goose hatching eggs as they are difficult to ship and do not hatch as well as duck eggs. The minimum charge for the eggs is 50.00. Our Welsh Harlequins are of the gold (rare) and silver variety. In our large commercial incubators, we normally hatch 70-75 of all eggs set. These medium-sized waterfowl weigh 5 to 5.5 pounds at maturity and produce up to 330 large white eggs per year, a number which rivals all domestic fouls. The Welsh Harlequin is a dual-purpose breed of domestic duck that originated in Wales in the 1960s. Our breeding stock originates from reputable breeders. ![]()
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