The IndianRunner duck family is enjoying this rainy morning at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. (Photo by a farm visitor yesterday on a nice sunny day!) Winterpast Farm is closed for visits this morning until the rain stops.
Indian Runner ducks are tall flightless birds. Some people call them “bowling pin” ducks because of their shape.
Our male has Mallard coloration but that does not make him a Mallard duck! The female Indian Runner can lay up to 200 eggs a year which is more than most ducks. Duck eggs are great for baking!
The Indian Runner females rarely nest, preferring to drop their egg and keep going so Farmer Mary is always looking all around on the ground for their greenish eggs which are a little bigger than chicken eggs. Whileyou are here on a farm visit feel free to pick up eggs you discover laying on the ground and bring them Farmer Mary to out into cartons. We can always use some help here!
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
OPEN Fri March 17 from end of rain til 5
OPEN Sat March 18 from 10-5
OPEN Sun March 19 from 12-5
CLOSED Mon March 20
CLOSED Tues March 21
OPEN Wed Mar 22 from 10-5
CLOSED Thurs March 23
CLOSED Fri March 24
OPEN Sat March 25 from 10-5
OPEN Sun March 26 from 12-5
OPEN Mon March 27 from 10-5
CLOSED Tues March 28
OPEN Wed March 29 from 10-2 then closed for private group
CLOSED Thurs March 30
OPEN Fri March 31 from 10-5
If you want to visit Winterpast Farm and meet and feed and snuggle the animals PLEASE read the entire “your visit” page at www.winterpast.org which covers admission, parking, lists food to bring to feed the animals, reminds you not to turn down the neighbors private road behind the barn at Winterpast Farm just because your GPS tells you to!
Thank you for supporting a small local farm family. Follow the farm fun on Instagram at winterpast_farm. #ducks #indianrunnerducks #rain #winterpastfarm #pettingzoo #wakeforest #rainraingoaway