Receiving a mallard duckling today- will it fly away?

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Hi here is the family at one day old

 

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Here is another pic

 

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My friend had a family of mallards move into their pool area. She plans to let them live there until the ducklings grow up and fly away. However, one of the ducklings was rejected by it’s mom, so I offered to raise it. I have chickens and geese already, but none of those can fly (the geese are emden and too heavy to fly). I’m wondering if the mallard will fly away one day when it’s grown? Does anyone have mallards?

Hi

I know if the mother Mallard raised the ducklings and she is wild then the Mallards will be wild regardless if around people. That's what I've heard.