mallards?

[chasing ducks]

I am looking to get a few more ducklings and my local TSC has mallards right now, I know nothing about mallards, anyone have any info?

 

[Amiga]

I had them years ago. They are cute and sweet, and can fly. So you can clip their wings (be careful, okay?) to keep them around. I recall they were robust and easy to care for.

 

[dieselgrl48]

I have 2 adult drakes that were given to me last fall.They are great ducks they just hang around the pond.We bought 19 duckling's from TSC so......I started out with 6 so the guys would possibly have some mates.Guess they will have plenty now lol.Got 6 pekin also and have 2 cayuga I hatched.I had a pair of mallard's a couple years ago also.Never had any problems with them.

 

[Amiga]

dieselgirl48,

Good point. If I had a pond, I would want ducks that can fly away from trouble. So I would rather NOT clip their wings, and risk them leaving, than leave them even more defenceless in such a situation.

Now that I think of it, I did not clip my mallards wings years ago. They lived in a very large dog run - chain link, five feet high. They stayed there.