Mandarin Duck thread ( for posting pictures and discussing)

[Prairie Fleur]

I'm really interested in getting mandarins some time and wondered how hard they were to raise. Do you have to keep them penned always or do they stay around?

 

[chickenlisa]

They'll fly away if they are free, and if they are pinioned, predators will get them easily. We keep ours penned up, double layers of netting over the top, and fully winged so they can fly inside their pen.

 

[Prairie Fleur]

How big of a pen do you have and how many ducks do you have?

 

[3BirdGirlz]

I have a 16x30 x 8 ft high. I have 4 ducks and a pair of peafowl in there. They also have a 10x 8 shed attached. They are a joy to watch and easy to raise. I feed them duck food and give them treats like romain lettuce, apples and pears( with seeds removed).

 

[Prairie Fleur]

I have a 16x30 x 8 ft high. I have 4 ducks and a pair of peafowl in there. They also have a 10x 8 shed attached. They are a joy to watch and easy to raise. I feed them duck food and give them treats like romain lettuce, apples and pears( with seeds removed).

Thanks for the info!! I really want to get some but the shelter and pen looks like a pretty big protect! do you have a pond in their pen?

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Yes I do. It's small but nice. My dad helped me put it in...we put a drain in the bottom and ran pipe out to the hay field. I have a shut off valve on the outside.

 

[PetersonD]

With a pond, should be a perfect set up!

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Yes I do. It's small but nice. My dad helped me put it in...we put a drain in the bottom and ran pipe out to the hay field. I have a shut off valve on the outside.

That's a really neat setup!!! Have any more pics of the avairy? What kind of wire did you use?

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Thank you! I'll get more pictures.
I had been given some used 2x4 wire so I put that on the bottom half and covered it with chicken wire. The top 4ft is 1x2 galvanized wire. I have nylon netting on top....predators aren't really a problem here so I don't worry about anything crawling up and tearing through it.

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Thank you! I'll get more pictures.
I had been given some used 2x4 wire so I put that on the bottom half and covered it with chicken wire. The top 4ft is 1x2 galvanized wire. I have nylon netting on top....predators aren't really a problem here so I don't worry about anything crawling up and tearing through it.

Awesome! I'm using deer netting over the top of my peas pen right now. They're right next to our shed/garage so I haven't worried too much about predators getting them either.