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[Steven Mazzo]

BEFORE!View attachment 1023634AFTER!!!View attachment 1023635

Awe adorable

 

[Steven Mazzo]

I have raised mallards for about five years. They are great. I love the fact that once October November hit something makes them fly away I have successfully released on my mallards into the wild all with leg bands. The two I got this year for some reason I don't think they're going to leave LOL

Awe I just have a feeling luck will leave. I will be devastated but then I will be happy he/she is living the way nature intended. What have you done to make sure they will be able to find their own food when they leave?

 

[Tlmcq]

I have a mallard that I ensure cannot try to migrate. I am way to worried she would not be fully equipped to survive on her own due to not being raised by a wild duck or someone with rehabilitation experience. Mine is used to dog's and other domestic animals that may put her in a dangerous situation with predators. She has 5 other duck buddies and a small pond here tho. She does love to swim underwater and pop up on the other side. She flies a few feet off the ground to the pond when she visits it, but I've never seen her fly more than 10 ft or so in distance. Not sure she has what it takes to fly long distances needed in the wild.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I have a mallard that I ensure cannot try to migrate. I am way to worried she would not be fully equipped to survive on her own due to not being raised by a wild duck or someone with rehabilitation experience. Mine is used to dog's and other domestic animals that may put her in a dangerous situation with predators. She has 5 other duck buddies and a small pond here tho. She does love to swim underwater and pop up on the other side. She flies a few feet off the ground to the pond when she visits it, but I've never seen her fly more than 10 ft or so in distance. Not sure she has what it takes to fly long distances needed in the wild.

you may want to trim her flight feathers (on one side only) so she CAN'T fly off and be put in that situation

 

[Tlmcq]

you may want to trim her flight feathers (on one side only) so she CAN'T fly off and be put in that situation

Yes I have recently started doing that, since she does try to fly. A lot of the time she is in a very large run with a chicken wire top to keep hawks out. Once I saw her fly to the pond one day I started clipping her wing. She was only bout 3 ft off the ground but don't want her to end up lost, tired and alone not knowing what to do.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes I have recently started doing that, since she does try to fly. A lot of the time she is in a very large run with a chicken wire top to keep hawks out. Once I saw her fly to the pond one day I started clipping her wing. She was only bout 3 ft off the ground but don't want her to end up lost, tired and alone not knowing what to do.

was this one you hatched, found, rescued??

 

[biophiliac]

Something like this ?

There is a whole thread of duck housing in the Duck 'stickies' at the top of the forum!

 

[barred2rock]

I just discovered this thread this morning and have just finished reading all 714 posts. I don't really have anything to add, besides a congratulations for a job well done. And thank you Steven and all those that helped him & Lucky in behalf of life.

 

[Steven Mazzo]

Look who had too much playtime tonight

 

[Ravynscroft]

View attachment 1025163 Look who had too much playtime tonight

Awwwww!!!!