I see... With that said, maybe now is not the time for me to acquire mandarins. Or maybe mandarins arent just right for me...! 😥😭
Thanks a lot for shedding light on my concern!
The latest addition was 4 A. luzonensis juveniles. After their quarantine, i placed them for 1 week in an area just next to the pond before releasing them together with the rest of the ducks.
For the last few days, i have seen some of the juvies who overshoot as they fly from the planted area...
I feel you.... And it seems i can you as you describe the situation. Done the exact thing, but not with these ducks - with dogs...
Its like deja vu suddenly while reading your comment. All the emotions flooded me instantly... Panic, fear, strength, and everything else! Hahaha..
During that...
Actually, i do clipping of wings too as the last resort.. Very seldom, i must say.
Or if i am not that confident enough that wont fly and wander off. We do what needs to be done.
But i clip feathers to a minimum just so that they could fly so high and eventually maintain being air borne..
I...
Like? As in like to eat? 😖😰
Havent hatched any yet. But in case, maybe il find them another spot wdo the turtles.
So far, i havent observed any turtle nipping or biting the ducks.. But with ducklings...... Thats another case.
Thanks...
Hi there! Recently, i have been thinking of acquiring a pair (or more😅) of mandarin ducks.
Im still in the process of researching and reading stuff about them.
Considering them not being totally domesticated ducks, i learned that their initial response to anything that would startle or scare...
Hi there! Just to give you an update... I followed your advise, and now i have chicks!!! 😁😁
These are the 2 colors that i got.
I got black cuckoos, and the other color which i suppose are lavender cuckoos? I just picked 1 chick from each color.
Hello.. Unfortuntely, i do not have other photos. When this color of gfowls were keets, they looked similar to slate keets, only they were lighter in color. As they grew older, their feathers appearred to be white. As they matured further, thay developed those somewhat greyish/brownish patches...
Yeah, the one in my profile i had raised since birth. And had always slept on the bed with me. Unfortunately, he came down with CDV.
His mother who is 16 years old, is atill with me.
Hi everyone!
Color problems again on my nauseous part...
Can you guys pls help me identify this ~6 month old gfowl's color?
Im sorry but i just have a single photo on my fone right now which i will be attaching later on.
As with its parents - - - Father : pewter,
Mother: slate
Thank you so...
Happy new year everyone!
If it is not too much to ask....
Can i request for photos of Orpington chicks of these colors..
-blue
-blue splash
-chocolate splash
-mauve splash
-chocolate cuckoo
-red cuckoo
-buff/lemon cuckoo
Ive been browsing for pictures but somehow, i cant seem to tell similar...
Weeeeeew!!! That was too much for me to digest.... 🥴😵
No, but kidding aside, that was an i depth explanation! I cannot thank you more!!
Now, all i have to do is somehow internalize, and ponder on these processes before i really jump into breeding. Breeding per se is somewhat easy, but...
Hi. All i have are photos of my chocos. But with the chocolate silver laced and chocolate gold laced, i just saw then here in BYC and in some other sites