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Rikki
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Bugs
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Rikki
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Bugs
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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gives our local hairdressers, Curl Up and Dye, a run for its money.
Indian runners are fantastic little birds, they are upright, tallish and thinnish, like little butlers (only they are often pure white but come in lots of colours). They are meant to be good layers too - I first came across them at a Country Show in south London, where a woman was using them to demonstrate her sheepdogs' prowess (presumably less trouble to transport than sheep!).
They're very high up my own list of "livestock I will one day have, I will, I will, I will". I think Mochyn is getting some soon.
Why and when did you pick them JonO? |
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Wombat
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 396 Location: SW Cheshire
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dougal
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rikki wrote: |
No, I've no experience, I just think I'd find ducks easier to convince a sceptical other half to have in the graden. And geese would scare the hell out of our chihuahuas.
What are Indian Runners? |
I'd say ducks are more fuss than chickens, and not as good "pets". You really should give ducks some sort of "pond", and I think they need rather more space. Which usually means free ranging, until the fox comes calling. And in the case of Runners, isn't it supposed to mean a lot of damage to anything like a lawn?
As a starter, an Eglu might seem expensive, but looks to make things very easy... (and they do versions for chickens, ducks and rabbits). And (for other half) an Eglu is very 'contained'... |
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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alison Downsizer Moderator
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JonO
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Wombat
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mrsnesbitt
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tahir
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beth
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