INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
Th. Indian Runner Duel} in w«t: iTuv/l bears the sanio relation to ordinary ducks as does the leghorn hen to (rdinary poultrv; that i; : • mV, it is, a notable- producer of eps. In its improved form the Indian Runner is a comparatively now hre:(l in Australia, hut it has been known, ami more or less appreciated in I’iitaiii for the past, seventy years. There is doubt that but the name ;dvcu In the bird is pi- - f i i its East Indian origin, for it lias many of the attributes of another Indian bird called the Pen ynin duck, and it is known that in Australia, over fifiv odd years ago similar ducks in shape and characteristics, bid of a khaki colour, were brought from Calcutta. .As mentioned, the Indian Runner duck is a capital layer. It is also- very active, and a good foramv. Whereeggs are in demand there is no bettor bird for their supply i.han the- one under notice. As a marker- bird the Indian Runner is; not well appreciated. It, however, bears a. J yowl, supply of meat, which is of excellent flavour, and dcsirahlei as a family dish.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8100, 27 September 1922, Page 4
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196INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8100, 27 September 1922, Page 4
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