Breeding mandarins

[junglarium]

I have been told recently that it is better to have 2 pairs for breeding than just one and was wondering if it's true.

Luc

 

[Lophura]

I have been told recently that it is better to have 2 pairs for breeding than just one and was wondering if it's true.

Luc

I think it depends on that particular aviculturists' experience. My most recent experience with Mandarins (had to part with them 2010) was just one pair in a large aviary with Bahama Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, Whistling Ducks, & Redhead. They bred just fine, provided two boxes with ramps & let them decide which to use. The whistling ducks actually used a "pot", well a plastic pot that had a shrub from Lowes in it.

Prior to this past aviculture venture, I had one pair kept with a pair of Wood Ducks and same situation. As I quote in my disclaimer on gbwf, and I firmly believe this: "I cannot guarantee what has worked for one will work for another. These birds can be unpredictable, and we learn something new from them every day." I tell kids I teach, there are NO animal experts, just people with lots of knowledge

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Try it one year with one pair, see how it works, if it doesn't work out, you've always got 2014.

Good luck,
Dan

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Years ago I started out with just one pair and it worked out just fine.