Swan Breeders in Michigan?

[bdfive]

Darlene, what are doing up at this hour? Can't sleep again, huh!

LOL, what time did you post. Seems I remember going to bed early and just woke about 6:30 AM. Are we in the twilight zone again, haha!!!

 

[007Sean]

LOL, what time did you post. Seems I remember going to bed early and just woke about 6:30 AM. Are we in the twilight zone again, haha!!!

Probably so, I think we stay in the twilight zone,

 

[arsmom2010]

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 a lady here who's bred for probably 40 years, and she has indoor, heated heated ponds in a barn for them in the winter. My mutes have been with me for 13 years and always stay out on their pond no matter what. They shun the shelter we provide for them, preferring to curl up in a ball on the ice. I will admit, when it's 5 degrees outside and they don't move for long periods of time, it's pretty nerve-wracking, even after all these years. But they are very large and obviously healthy so I follow the old "if it's not broke, don't fix it" philosophy!
NOTE: I do have a female mute (offspring of this pair) who will be 3 next spring. Never found her the right home, but really do need to sell her. I'm just very fussy about where my babies go!

About how big should a pond be for a pair of mute swans? I'm in Michigan and trying to learn more.