CTBirdGirl
Chirping
- Jun 9, 2020
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I have 4 pairs of Mandarins. 3 pairs are bonded although 1 seems uncertain if they’ll remain so this year as the hen is trying her hardest to pair with a young juvenile I bought this past summer rather than her mate from last year. I feel that’s important to note since I have at least 2 and possibly 4 unpaired individual mandarins (at this point in time).
My question is how likely/possible is it that a silver wood duck pair I just ordered will wind up splitting and actually pairing with a mandarin instead? I know their eggs would not be fertile but for those of you who keep both species together how common is it that a mandarin chooses a wood duck as their mate (or the other way around?). Do they ‘prefer’ their own species or truly appreciate no difference between themselves?
My question is how likely/possible is it that a silver wood duck pair I just ordered will wind up splitting and actually pairing with a mandarin instead? I know their eggs would not be fertile but for those of you who keep both species together how common is it that a mandarin chooses a wood duck as their mate (or the other way around?). Do they ‘prefer’ their own species or truly appreciate no difference between themselves?