INDIAN RUNNER DUCK ASSOCIATION

 

Indian Runner Duck Association - Site Map

Home page - Why Runners are special

About the Indian Runner Duck Association What we do

How to Join the IRDA

Print a pdf application form

THE BIRDS - BREEDERS, STANDARDS, EVENTS

Their unique history

Breeders of Indian Runners and other waterfowl

Events - The main Waterfowl Shows and results

Hannover Show, Germany (pdf)

Photo-gallery: descriptions and photos of Standard Colours

Apricot and Blue Duskies - PDF of the Waterfowl Standards

Waterfowl Standards 2008 -What the birds should look like

LOOKING AFTER INDIAN RUNNERS

Care Water supply, and links to other pages on Care

FAQ's - Questions and Answers

Feeding Indian Runners

Parasites - Mites

Parasites - Worms

How to keep Runners healthy, and recognise diseases

Duck Viral Enteritis

Water Supply - Making a decorative duck pond

Books The Indian Runner, also Colour Breeding

NEWS AND CONTACTS

News about Waterfowl Welfare

Links Worldwide

SAMPLE OF ARTICLES FROM THE NEWSLETTERS

High Egg Production in Runners: Without Selection?
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rudolph, Germany

Worms in poultry and waterfowl by Chris Ashton

Runner Duck Eggs- What colour should they be? by Mike Ashton

Birds in a Landscape - what Dutch paintings reveal

Indian Runners in South Africa

 

 

Bronze Sculptures

More info
See Sally Harris Indian Runner bronze sculptures at the Lion Gallery Leominster

IRDA newsletters are packed with news for breeders, exhibitors and pet keepers.
Plus tips on all aspects of keeping domestic ducks in the garden.
You don't have to keep Runners to join the world of waterfowl - there's lots of general duck info.

BWA Standards 2008  - 168 pages, fully illustrated  - 200 pictures of all the breeds and colours
Facts about all the Duck and Geese breeds in one pocket-sized volume. 27 pages of Runners, including  32 colour photographs 
Available from the IRDA Secretary -  £12.00 plus £2.50 postage. Cheques for £14.50 payable to the British Waterfowl Association www.waterfowl.org.uk  

OBJECT TO PATE DE FOIE GRAS?
See Time to stop gavage on foie gras production

"No animal shall be provided with food or liquid in a manner (...) which may cause unnecessary suffering or injury." Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998.

SO, why does this happen?

'Pipes are shoved down their throats several times a day to force approximately two kilograms of grain, maize and fat into their stomachs. In human terms, that is the equivalent of roughly 20 kilograms of pasta. The pipes sometimes puncture the birds' throats, causing them unbearable pain and making it impossible to drink. Pumps used to force food into the birds' stomachs can cause severe tissue damage and internal bleeding. This painful overfeeding process can even cause the birds' internal organs to rupture'.