Indian Runner Ducks

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The IRDA was launched in the summer of 2000 as the ‘Indian Runner Duck Association’, and we held our inaugural meeting on the 3rd December 2000 at the The Poultry Club of Great Britain’s National Poultry Show. We have always been affiliated to the British Waterfowl Association. In addition, in 2017, it was agreed by the PCGB that the IRDA would become affiliated to them as well. We are therefore continuing into 2018 as the ‘Indian Runner Duck Club’, the name of the original organization (founded in 1906) of which we hold a collection of archive material.

The IRDA website www.runnerduck. net, launched in the spring of 2001, has received thousands of hits and has proved popular judging by the amount of e-mails received. The website is hosted by a member, and it has grown into quite a comprehensive source of information. Topics covered include history, photos of standard colours, the first standards, show results, help, care and much more. It also has a breeder’s directory section. An entry on this is free to paid-up members, at their request. The address is http://www.runnerduck.net and it’s worth taking a look.

The url of the website remains the same (at www.runnerduck.net ), but the wording on the website and on Facebook will change from ‘IRDA’ to ‘IRDC’ over the next two months. The PayPal account is unaffected. Members who pay by cheque and bank transfer will be notified of the name-change date by email, or in the spring Newsletter.

The Facebook page is open access since this has not proved to be a problem so far. It has items of topical interest on it, especially regarding news items affecting birds, welfare, exhibitions both here and in other parts of the world, plus entertaining items which are always very popular.