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if i didnt pinion(sp?), would my mandarins and wood ducks fly off.

Discussion in 'Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)' started by lcw1995, May 22, 2011.

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  1. May 22, 2011 #1
    lcw1995

    lcw1995 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    i have a pen on the back of my barn with a 2 ft or so wide creek about 20 feet behind it. if i let my mandarins and wood ducks out of the pen, would they fly off if left un-pinioned?(sp?)
    thanks,
    cole.
     
  3. May 22, 2011 #2
    chickenzoo

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    Probably,.... they may come back and stay or may pick someplace better...... My friend has a pair that stay around but another female went missing..... I think it comes down to how much you like them. If you really really like them, they will disappear. If you could care less if they stay, they stay around forever...... [​IMG]
     
  5. May 22, 2011 #3
    lcw1995

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    Quote:lol yea thats ususally how it happens. the favorites always go first and the ones we want somethin to get always seem to stay [​IMG]
     
  7. May 22, 2011 #4
    KansasKid

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    I wouldn't risk it. If you go and buy a couple of pair of Mandarins/Woodducks and Pay X amount of money for them i wouldn't want to let them have the chance to fly off and never come back, there was a person on here a week or so ago that had a hen that escaped and never came back as well.
     
  9. May 22, 2011 #5
    lcw1995

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    Quote:yea i see your point.
    i can see where your comming from.
    i guess i dont think i would want to loose my money on a beautiful pair of mandarins or woodies to have them fly off.
    thanks.
     
  11. May 23, 2011 #6
    Speceider

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    I would just caution that a threat to aviculture is the escape/release on non-native species. The mute swan problem is a fine example of both the problems, and regulations that came come from accidental or intentional releases. Please don't risk my future ability to keep birds because you allowed them to fly off.

    Clint
     
  13. May 23, 2011 #7
    jensen

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    I would keep them in their pen. If they are released you'll probably not see them again, even if they were raised at your place.
     
  15. May 23, 2011 #8
    Matapatos

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    No probably about it, they'll be gone!
     

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