Donnie Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi all, well we lost all our chickens last week in a fox attack, first one we've had so am in a position to decide on going for chickens again or going for ducks. IF I go down the duck route I've decided it'd be indian runners but Im wondering if their height is an issue with the eglu or am I being daft? After all, the ducks aren't stupid, they know how to bend their necks and not bang their heads surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I personally think they are to tall for an eglu leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thing is after looking about on this very site I find http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/other_pets/ducks/1194/duck_eglu_purple/# which clearly shows someone has raised runners in one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Leanne is a very experienced person and she knows her ducks I have a for my ducks but I'm not sure Indian Runners would be happy in it The review you've posted a link to doesn't say that the person has successfully raised Indian Runners in a it says they have put their 8 week old ducklings in one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hmmmm fair enough. In that case I might either reuse the eglu for some more chooks or sell it, cant decide as I really fancy some runners. Im going to start another thread about converting a playhouse for the runners I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The playhouse sounds like a good idea. I think the issue with hight and runner ducks is that unlike chickens who normally step out of their home more or less one at a time, ducks come out all in a rush and if the hight is low for your indian runners you'll get them all falling over one another and, yes, banging their heads. Might be funny the first time but repeated time after time and you'll get injuries (Makes me think of my poor, OH who would love to convince me that he would be just fine in one of those picturesque little old cottages you get in 'Escape to the Country' - he is 6ft 4 - ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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