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What are the basics of raising swans?

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That would depend on what type you are interested in.

I recently posted some photos of our swans on the website: http://www.spectrumranch.net/catalog/thumbnails.php?album=120


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post #3 of 6
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Mute swans look cool.
Boy you have a lot of animals.

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately.
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People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately.
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Mutes are the most common, and in my opinion, one of best to start with. They are the classic swan that most people think of.

You would have to check with your state about regulations. Each state will have different requirements. Any native species- Trumpeters, Whistlers, etc would be covered under the Federal Waterfowl permit inorder to sell. Some states will require and additional endangered permit for Trumpeters.

Generally Blacks, Blacknecks, Coscorobas do not require permits.

Great if you have a pond or lake for them. But they can be raised in a pen with a rubber liner or cement pool.  The key to success is being able to keep the water clean. With a pool that you can run water into that has a drain-- it is easy to keep clean.

Once swans are a few months old they are quite hardy. Our Mutes and Whoopers stay out on there ponds year round, as they have aerators to keep them open. Our others are moved into a barn for the winter once it gets really cold. It is not heated- just out of the wind- some pens have a small pool inside while a few only have a water dish.

We feed ours, shelled corn and duck grower pellets.

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We usually have hatching eggs for sale on ebay in spring and early summer.

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Thanks!

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately.
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People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately.
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I did not realize that swans live in the wild!  Two weeks ago I was driving along Wabash River and saw a huge flock of Canadian geese out in corn field river bottoms...  Saw 2 white ones out there!  Slowed down to look closer and realized they were swans....
It had gotten super cold  here and geese were still migrating down from Michigan/Wisconsin and stopping along the way. In the last few years we have had the geese stay all winter here in Indiana as long as they found open water.....
I would love to have swans......

No matter how much we push the envelope it is still stationary......
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