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bdfive: I am so sorry I didn't see this until today!! If BYC emailed me a notification, I sure missed it!! I would really like to chat further....am going to pm you from your profile page. I'm off this week, which makes it easier to have some time to chat as well (around the holiday, of...

We've addled eggs for 3 years now, and I've never waited for an embryo to form. That would be horrible! As soon as the clutch is laid and she starts sitting, we do it. Hubby holds Delilah and Samson back with an umbrella and quickly hands me an egg. You know the 3-4" pins used to tie up a...

I would do the same with Australians if I had them regarding the protection from the cold. I really doubt the mutes would overheat in TX......they are incredibly adaptable and as long as they have shade they should do well. Our summers are often in the 90's which would not be so bad if it...

Personally, I will always stick with mutes; they are harder to tame, by far, but here in NE Ohio our winters can be pretty brutal and the Australians are not made for that. Plus, ours do their nesting/hatching in the spring, whereas Australians are on the opposite "down under" schedule. I know...

Sadly, I just addled them yesterday. It is so hard for us to do this, but we will not allow any more to be born as long as there is not sure market for them, and for us a "sure" market means we can find homes for them with truly responsible and caring owners. In Ohio, any "free" mute swans...

How about Ohio? It takes me a little less than 3 hours to get to Detroit BTW- my dad was an old-time pigeon guy.....nice to see a kindred spirit!!