Runner - All Color Variations
| Item | Order | 1 to 29 | 30 to 124 | 125+ |
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| Black Runner Duckling (BLKR♂) Male | $11.50 | $8.75 | $6.50 | |
| Black Runner Duckling (BLKR♀) Female | $20.25 | $15.25 | $11.25 | |
| Black Runner Duckling Unsexed | $14.45 | $11.00 | $8.00 | |
| Blue Runner Duckling (BLUR♂) Male | $11.50 | $8.75 | $6.50 | |
| Blue Runner Duckling (BLUR♀) Female | $20.25 | $15.25 | $11.25 | |
| Blue Runner Duckling Unsexed | $14.45 | $11.00 | $8.00 | |
| Chocolate Runner Duckling (CHR♂) Male | $11.50 | $8.75 | $6.50 | |
| Chocolate Runner Duckling (CHR♀) Female | $20.25 | $15.25 | $11.25 | |
| Chocolate Runner Duckling Unsexed | $14.45 | $11.00 | $8.00 | |
| Fawn & White Runner Duckling (FWR♂) Male | $11.50 | $8.75 | $6.50 | |
| Fawn & White Runner Duckling (FWR♀) Female | $20.25 | $15.25 | $11.25 | |
| Fawn & White Runner Duckling Unsexed | $14.45 | $11.00 | $8.00 | |
| Silver Runner Duckling (SILVR♂) Male | $11.50 | $8.75 | $6.50 | |
| Silver Runner Duckling (SILVR♀) Female | $20.25 | $15.25 | $11.25 | |
| Silver Runner Duckling Unsexed | $14.45 | $11.00 | $8.00 | |
| Assorted Runner Ducklings Unsexed | $13.45 | $9.00 | $7.00 | |
| Assorted Runner Ducklings (RUNNE♂) Male | $10.50 | $6.85 | $5.40 | |
| Assorted Runner Ducklings (RUNNE♀) Female | $18.75 | $13.25 | $10.25 |
Discover what is it like to own Runner Ducks from Metzer Farms. Known for their unique upright posture and energetic demeanor, Indian Runner Ducks are a fun duck to have in your flock.
At Metzer Farms, we have a variety of Runner Duck colors, ensuring you'll find the perfect match for your preferences. We have five different colors of Indian Runner Ducklings that you can choose from: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Fawn & White, and Silver. The Silver Runner was recently added to our product offering in December 2024.
Runners were originally bred in Southeast Asia for high egg production and excellent mobility. There is evidence of their ancient ancestry from stone carvings in Java that are over 2000 years old. The runner duck breed is still being used today as they were back then. Flocks of ducks are herded daily from field to field eating waste rice, weed seeds, insects, slugs, and other bugs. They are then put in a bamboo pen at night where they lay their eggs and are released the following morning to clean other fields. During the course of their lives, the ducks may cover hundreds of miles in their travels. Therefore, a hardy mobile duck is absolutely necessary - you will not find a better foraging duck than the Runner.
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| Assorted Runner Ducklings (RUNNE♀) Female |
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Because Runner Ducks are light weight, there is less chance of them trampling the vegetation in your garden or yard. Runners in Asia have high egg production so their eggs are used in a variety of ways there. 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).
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. They are very average at this point.
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". It wasn't until 1909 that the importing family acknowledged that they came from Southeast Asia - not India. But by then the name had stuck and the breed was extremely popular throughout the country. Until the Khaki Campbell was bred, Runners were by far the most productive egg laying ducks. 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.
The first Runners imported into England were either Fawn, Fawn-and-White, or White in color. The first records of them being in an exhibition were in 1877 at the Dumfries Show in Scotland. In 1898 they were admitted into the American Standard Registry. The Black, Blue and Chocolate were not admitted until 1977. Though the Black and Chocolate breed true, the Blue do not as only 50% of their progeny are Blue. So that we produce 100% Blue colored birds, we have two pens of breeders. One pen has Black Runner males on Silver females. The other pen has Silver males on Black females. For more information on producing the blue color in poultry and our breeding program, see our page on Swedish - Blue Duck.
Customer Reviews of Runner - All Color Variations
5.0Zachary H. | Great personality
I had a single runner thrown in with my order with the goal of being a pet for my wife. Immediately this little duckling took to her and they're best friends. I cannot wait to see her grow.
Heidi H. | Love them
I am so in love with them. You guys are fantastic they got to me safe and sound! You take the extra step for shipping with the heating pad and the food. Awesome I will recommend Metzer all the time and will definitely order again! Thank you so much.
Nikayla C. | Runner Duck!
Goldie showed up energetic and friendly!
ava F. | So cute
We got 4 ducklings and they were perfect!
Brittany S. | Great
This little duckling came super fast and healthy!
Sara P. | Love our runners!
We got 2 Fawn and white, a silver and a chocolate, all females. They arrived happy and healthy and are almost 2 weeks old. It was amazing to see their individual personalities already on the first day! Looking forward to watching them grow.
Michelle M. | I love them so much
I ordered 4 and they arrived happy and healthy the next day. They will be 2 months on July 4th. So fun and personable. Such a wonderful experience
Josh L. | Great ducklings!
We received very healthy ducklings. All 15 were strong and looked amazing!
Jessica M. | Lively and Wonderful
I am thrilled. When I picked them up at the post office, I could hear them through my the box. When I started to open the box at home, a head popped out and the duckling was ready to get out the box. I put them straight in the brooder. They immediately went to drinking and eating. They are adorable and perfect!
Amanda B. | Great experience with my first ducks
I'm a first time duck owner and ordered 3 female runner ducklings, they arrived quickly and healthy. They are now 2 months old, fully feathered, and doing great! Customer service was also great with helping me push back my original delivery date.
Ashley A. | Absolutely adorable, all arrived healthy!
I've gotten all colors of runners from Metzer Farms. They always arrive in perfect healthy condition!
holy family F. | beautiful ducklings
thank you! this was a great surprise and a lot of joy with the ducklings very healthy and very smart. may God continue allowing you to do this amazing business!
peter T. | beautiful and blue
I have Runner ducks ,but I did not have blue ones and these 3 ducklings are perfect!! Thank you!
Brenda S. | runner
They are beautiful
Mack T. | Beautiful, healthy, arrived well
I have ordered from Metzer farms twice and both times were a wonderful experience, we have runner ducks and I couldn't suggest Metzer Farms enough as an experience
Zoey S. | Happy Spry Babies!
They're so cute and full of energy! Been zooming around the brooder since they got home, definitely two darker colors but super excited to see exactly what they turn out to be!