Chocolate Runner Ducks
Also known as penguine ducks, bowling pin ducks, and wine bottle ducks
All 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. These ducks are still being used as
they were 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.
Breed Facts
Status: Recovering Use: Eggs Egg Color: White, Blue-green Egg Size: Large Weight: Males weigh 3.5 to 5 pounds and Females weigh 3 to 4 pounds Temperament: Docile, Active Characteristics: Used for herding competitions and they look like a walking bowling pin