Over the years I've also watched my mandarins do the same, my wood duck hens do it too but just make a different sound and they all fly back and fourth in the aviary. To my understanding they do it to find shelter for the night such as water. I have two large ponds in the back of my place which...
So sorry to hear about your loss. I have to say that it had to be a coon or opossum and the fact that the mandarin was still there and had it's head bit off says that the predator was large and did not inter the pen but reached in and was only able to pull the bird to the netting and bite the...
Thank you, they are my favorite especially when they're this tiny. Yes they sure did. :) I had to incubate a bunch my self. But did have one of my hens incubate 23 eggs, all hatched but almost a week later then the original date.
sunsmuckers,
There is nothing to worry about here, Especially since you say they look good and healthy. It is normal for them to be this way when the surrounding is new to them. They will settle down in about a week and start eating normally. The more you stress and bother them the more they...