Can mallards fly?

[Familiarrat]

So I have a couple of mallard ducklings.

And someone got sass with me and told me domestic mallards can't really fly.

Everywhere I read said that they could fly, am I wrong? Can they only fly up to a certain age? Or can they fly their whole life?

 

[MGG]

So I have a couple of mallard ducklings.

And someone got sass with me and told me domestic mallards can't really fly.

Everywhere I read said that they could fly, am I wrong? Can they only fly up to a certain age? Or can they fly their whole life?

Maybe they meant Rouens, which are very similar to Mallards but aren't. They're much bigger and can not fly. Mallards can definitely fly, and will fly away if given the chance.

 

[Familiarrat]

Maybe they meant Rouens, which are very similar to Mallards but aren't. They're much bigger and can not fly. Mallards can definitely fly, and will fly away if given the chance.

That is what I was thinking, thank you

 

[Kandypeeps05]

Maybe they meant Rouens, which are very similar to Mallards but aren't. They're much bigger and can not fly. Mallards can definitely fly, and will fly away if given the chance.

Can you even legally keep mallards in the states?

 

[MGG]

Can you even legally keep mallards in the states?

Yes, as long as they're bought from a licensed breeder and federally marked.

 

[Familiarrat]

Can you even legally keep mallards in the states?

Ones that are domesticated and marked as domesti

Marks like pinioning, Banding, punching a hole in their toe webs, or cutting the right back toe off