. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls . .*â . K INDIAN KUNNER DRAKE AND DUCK. dian Runner ducks. Just here let me say a word as to their home. Although grown extensively in England, their original home was in India; hence, the Indian Runner. They earned the term "Runner," as they literally are run- ners. Their strong legs, set well back, with their erect 'â¢arriage, make it possible for them to move with great ra- pidity, there being no trace of the awkward "waddle" of the common duck
. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls . .*â . K INDIAN KUNNER DRAKE AND DUCK. dian Runner ducks. Just here let me say a word as to their home. Although grown extensively in England, their original home was in India; hence, the Indian Runner. They earned the term "Runner," as they literally are run- ners. Their strong legs, set well back, with their erect 'â¢arriage, make it possible for them to move with great ra- pidity, there being no trace of the awkward "waddle" of the common duck. There are two distinct strains, one black and white and the other fawn and white. The black and white, while pos- sessing many of the good qualities of the breed, are not as distinct in shape and marking as the fawn and white; the black pin feathers seriously detract from their market value, hence we confine ourselves to the fawn and white, of which the accompanying cut, a photograph, represents a typical pair, the drake, very erect, strong and alert in every motion, with firmly set head and bill, as they delight to forage for stray grubs and worms in the tangled grass and ' ds. A cap of steel blue gives them a most attractive appearance. The ducks are not quite as large, often show- ing more white, which, in fact, is a variable quantity in both the drakes and ducks. The English breeders claim 225 eggs per duck each year. One hundred and ninety-two eggs per duck was the average, however, for the past two years of the flock in question, which is certainly a most phenomenal record, be- ing not the record of one or two picked birds, but that of a large flock. By careful experiments it has been proved that they mature very rapidly, but it does not seem possible to grow them successfully in crowded quarters, as is so often at- tempted with Pekins. The Indian Runners, when grown, are easy keepers. The flock, a photograph of a portion of which is here re- produced, the past two m
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