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Songster
So....... I want to make a duck pond mainly for Mallards, but other ducks too. Maybe even Geese? So there's a LOT I wanna know, I'll start with this; is there a way to raise mallard ducklings to survive on there own, without human help? I'm ok with feeding them, but am hoping that there's a way to raise them wild. I know that if " wild they would probably migrate. ( definitely migrate.) is there a place where people raise Mallards to fend for themselves? Now on to the more pondy questions...
So I have this marsh thing, I think it may have once been a pond that got over grown with weeds. If I clear the weeds maybe make it a little bigger and deeper, could it become a sustainable pond? Would I have to hire a bulldozer? Would I have to seel it with clay or is it sustainable without clay? It holds water all year. Now some more duck questions....
How do wild flocks of Mallards deal with to many drakes? Do the females just get over mated? Should I just add more ducks if to many drakes are hatched? I don't want to cull or eat any drakes or ducks of mine.( not a vegetarian) so does it just even it's self out? If there is a flock living at the pond will another migrating flock not come? Do ducks come back to the same pond every year? Would they come back to my pond if they were raised there?
I know these are a lot of questions and I probably have more
So I have this marsh thing, I think it may have once been a pond that got over grown with weeds. If I clear the weeds maybe make it a little bigger and deeper, could it become a sustainable pond? Would I have to hire a bulldozer? Would I have to seel it with clay or is it sustainable without clay? It holds water all year. Now some more duck questions....
How do wild flocks of Mallards deal with to many drakes? Do the females just get over mated? Should I just add more ducks if to many drakes are hatched? I don't want to cull or eat any drakes or ducks of mine.( not a vegetarian) so does it just even it's self out? If there is a flock living at the pond will another migrating flock not come? Do ducks come back to the same pond every year? Would they come back to my pond if they were raised there?
I know these are a lot of questions and I probably have more
