were can i get a swan.

[suzysducks]

My experience, and that of many others I know, has been that swan and many other wild-type waterfowl eggs dont hatch very well when in the incubator for the entire incubation period -- around 36 days for black swans. I'm not saying it cant be done, just that many are not successful with it. I either let the eggs hatch under the mother or take them away about a week ahead of when I expect hatching to occur and complete incubation in the incubator. There are also times when I let the parents hatch and rear the young but you need the right environment for this to be successful (good security, feed easily accessible to the young, good slope on the banks of their pond so young can easily get out of their pond, etc.).

 

[dhofstra]

I have 2 mute swans for sale, both males, 9 months old , DNA sexed, $150.00 each plus shipping cost.

 

[josebeth1]

Hey Brandy & Brandon!! Sounds like things are going well with the swans. Lots to catch up on when we talk.........

in the meantime, for any who are interested:
like clockwork, our male swan Samson is turning into a beast this week, and all the Canada geese and mallards that have spent the winter on our pond eating us out of house and home don't know what's happening as Mr. Mellow is now gearing up for breeding season. Who needs a calendar with Samson around? LOL! He's not only chasing everybody off the pond, he's also been seen starting to carry every stick and twig around over to the nest area, so here we go again!!

If interested in mute swans from a great and very healthy breeding pair, please let us know as we'll be having babies in May most likely--to be fair to the swans, we don't let them go till October which is still a little early to separate them from Mom & Dad, but any later and we're too much into winter to want to stress them with relocation and separation from the family unit. Please check out our website for contact info, etc. (And of course, if interested in alpacas we'd love to talk about that, too!)

www.criasdelcielo.com

BTW: in Ohio, you definitely want your birds to be pinioned. Fish & Wildlife actively kill loose mutes and at the very least addle the eggs so they won't hatch in many areas. I've talked to our local officials about this quite a bit. I don't know if it's actually a law, but Brandy is right that mutes are not native and are displacing breeding/feeding grounds for trumpeters who are native and are on the endangered species list. Fish & Wildlife considers them to be nuisance birds

but I have been reassured that as long as they are pinioned and stay on our property the officials won't mess with us.

 

[twluv13]

We have breeding pairs of white mute swans for $1500 pair, yearling pairs for $1200 pair, babys for $750 pair call 352 494 1028 or email [email protected]

 

[josebeth1]

Just to bring this post up to date, many months later..........

the end result of old Samson being such a bear and starting breeding season last February is three big, healthy, and finally turning beautiful babies. They have now been separated from Mom & Dad and are ready for new homes.
Please call or email if interested or if you have any questions--contact info is on our website.

Thanks,
Beth Dominguez
www.criasdelcielo.com

NE Ohio

 

[HokieBird]

I am adopting two recue swans from a wonderful group near Charlotte, NC. If anyone is interested in helping, this group does a great job with waterfowl rehab and adoption:

www.waterfowlrescue.org

 

[josebeth1]

FWIW--

while I, too, like to support any and all animal rescue......
my little ones are going to need to be rescued pretty soon if I don't find homes for them, and this rescue group's fee for swan adoption is exactly the same amount that I'm advertising these youngsters for. I really wish I could find someone off of BYC, though, because I think the chances of them finding a better home are way better than your average respondent off of Craig's or other boards......

Beth