MISCELLANEOUS JUVENILE BIRD FACTS

Juvenile birds are shipped Wednesdays, via USPS Express Mail. We will call you when we are ready to ship your order.

 Juveniles will eat a poultry layer crumble or a gamebird crumble. They are given scratch during transit.

Pinioned birds – The right side is pinioned. Feel the end of the wing where the bone would be and compare with the left. They are easily pinioned at hatching, otherwise it is a surgical procedure. Juveniles that are not pinioned can have a wing trimmed. The trimmed feathers will grow back, though, so it will need to be done approximately four times a year.

Birds that are not wing trimmed or pinioned will fly away, and most likely not return.  Keep in mind these are wild birds - pinioning or trimming the wing are sure ways to keep them from flying away.

Please note that Juvenile Pheasants are never pinioned.  They can jump 7 feet in the air, even with a clipped wing.

Miscellaneous Notes:

• One pair of swans can take care of vegetation on a one acre lake.

• Mandarin bill color : Male – Red Female – Dark Grayish Black. Young males & females look alike. True colors will develop after 3 months.
  

• Wood & Mandarin Ducks – Molting – they will molt yearly for a couple of months.
  

• Ornamental Pheasants – different breeds can be kept together until Spring. They will fight during breeding season so must be kept separate at that time.  It can take up to a year for full coloring of ornamental pheasants.