Indian Runner Duck

The term duck or Indian running duck, also called bottles duck, is one of the Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) derived ducks breed.

Description

The only partially airworthy Laufente was introduced in 1850 from Southeast Asia to Europe and then grown mainly in England. The term duck that runs steeply upwardly directed neck, has a long slender body. She has a lively character, very attentive and agile.

In Europe, ducks are often held in gardens, as they consume prefers snails and snail eggs. In Asia, grown on egg production animals were kept as egg supplier in the first place. Laying performance of more than 150 eggs per year are not uncommon even in pure garden attitude. The eggs are usually slightly larger than chicken eggs and have a larger yolk.

Runner ducks are bred in Germany in the following ten color varieties: wild color (similar to the Mallard ), largemouth colored, silver partridge, rehfarbig mottled with white, erbsgelb, blue yellow, white, black, brown and blue. The recognized colors in Germany punches must be bred by and may not be split into different colors after mating.

Because of their relatively high for ducks runs ducks are better on foot than Mallards or livestock breeds such as Peking duck. However, the term duck is a water bird and water needed for both food intake and the preening, remains one swimming to their normal basic needs. Therefore, a swimming waters should be present in sufficient quantity. If no suitable pond - small, in gardens often to be found, and planted ornamental and habitat ponds etc. are not recommended due to the difficult purification and the presence of fish, amphibians - or stream exists, one should refrain from the attitude of ducks. An attitude without adequate bathing facilities is not appropriate to the species.