I have a pair of Mandarin Ducks.
Year 1 they laid 3 eggs and hatched 1 duckling (I was told they will not breed first year)
Year 2 they laid 4 eggs and hatched 2 ducklings
Year 3 they laid 15 eggs and hatched 10 duckling (2 died)
Year 4 they laid 12 eggs and hatched 9 ducklings (5 died in the first 3 days as we had a cold snap)
over all I am very happy with my pair.
The enclosure is about 3x4 m, with a 1.5 x 2.5 m pond, heaps of greenery
I have stocked the pond with mosquito fish & fresh water prawns, which the ducks eat.
Cheers
Frank
Mandarin Ducks
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Practice makes perfect, looks like they are well on their way to perfection......
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well done, sounds like good results ATM
Diane I at least get it
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Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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Ooops well done on the Mandarines ...you will have to excuse the way things digress around here ...just adds to the fun .
Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. ...
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Ooops well done on the Mandarines ...you will have to excuse the way things digress around here ...just adds to the fun .
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