Waterfowl
I currently own a great selection of waterfowl, all my birds are unrelated and are from all over the province, some are also from BC and as far as Quebec! Some require an Avicultural Permit. If you are interested in any of my Exotic Birds, please e-mail me with any inquiries, questions or comments!
Here are the species I have:
Mandarin Ducks
The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers". The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back. The female is similar to female Wood Duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye, but is paler below, has a small white flank stripe, and a pale tip to its bill. In the wild, Mandarin Ducks breed in densely wooded areas near shallow lakes, marshes or ponds. They nest in cavities in trees close to water. Shortly after the ducklings hatch, their mother flies to the ground and coaxes the ducklings to leap from the nest.
I currently own; 1 Normal Pair, 1 White/Normal Pair, 1 White Pair, 2 young (07) hatch ducklings left (Pair)
Wood Ducks
The adult male has distinctive multi-coloured iridescent plumage and red eyes. The female, less colourful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. When swimming, wood ducks bob their head back and forth in a jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot. Females typically lay between 9 and 14 eggs. However, if nesting boxes are placed too close together, females may lay eggs in the nests of their neighbours.They nest in cavities in trees close to water.
-PERMIT REQUIRED-
I currently own; 1 Pair, 1 Hen (Looking for Males and or Pairs)
Silver Bahama Pintail Ducks, or White Cheak Pintails
Silver Bahamas are a color mutation of the normal Bahama Pintails. Nests are constructed by the females only or with groups. A nest is constructed on the ground in thick vegetation. After 5-12 buff colored eggs are laid, they are incubated by the female for about 25 days. Once hatched the females and sometimes the males will attend to their parental guidance of the young ducklings
I currently own; 2 unrelated Pairs. **Imported from Quebec**
Barnacle Geese
The Barnacle Goose is a medium-sized goose with a white face and black head, neck, and upper breast. Its belly is white. The wings and its back are silver-gray with black-and-white bars. During flight a V-shaped white rump patch and the silver-gray underwing linings are visible.
-PERMIT REQUIRED-
I currently own; 3 Pairs
Egyptian Geese
This is a largely terrestrial species, which will also perch readily on trees and buildings. It swims well, and in flight looks heavy. Egyptian geese typically eat seeds, leaves, grasses, and plant stems. Occasionally, they will eat locusts, worms, or other small animals.
I currently own; 6 Breeding Pairs (1 pair contains a White Hen, and 1 White Pair)
NEW Red Breasted Geese
These are the most beautiful of all geese. The males are larger than the females. These geese are very rare.
I currently own; 1 Mature Male. LOOKING FOR HEN OR PAIRS
Paradise Shelducks
Nests are found in hollow trees, cavities in cliffs and under clumps of grasses. They sometimes produce two clutches in their long breeding season. Clutch size is 5-15 eggs and incubation lasts 30-32 days. The sexes are easy to identify, as the male is sooty and the female a rich chestnut with a white head.
I currently own; 1 Pair
Call Ducks -White, Grey,Pastel-
Call Ducks are a small Domestic breed of Ducks. The hens will hatch there own ducklings.
I currently own; Trio SQ White Calls, 2 pr Grey Call, 1 Pair SQ Pastel Calls (Shown Below)
Black Australian Swans
The Blacks are the most social of the swans and during the breeding season will often nest in loose colonies. Most other swans will not tolerate other pairs anywhere near their nests.
I currently own; 2 Pair
Chiloe Widgeon Ducks
This duck is found in South America, on freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons and slow flowing rivers. Pairs of these birds will pair up fast and remain with eachother forever.
I currently own;LOOKING FOR ANY CHILOE'S
Pastel Call Ducks
Pastel Call Ducks are one of the different colors of Call Ducks that I currently own.
I currently own; 1 Breeding Pair SQ
Snow Geese
The Lesser Snow Goose has two different appearances, white phase and blue phase. The plumage of white-phase geese is almost completely white, except for black wing tips. The blue-phase goose has a white head, a bluish colour on the feathers of the lower back and flanks, and a body that ranges in colour from very pale, almost white, to very dark.
I currently own; 3 Pairs (1 pair is Blue/White Split)
Cackling Canada Geese
Small, dark goose with almost duck-like proportions (about the size of a mallard - about 3 pounds). It is darker than other small geese.
I currently own; 2 Breeding Pairs. **One pair from British Comumbia**
Laysan Teal Ducks
Native to Laysan Island only and believed to be an isolated form of the mallard. Has been on the verge of extinction a number of times. Only six were found in 1911. Captive breeding has brought the species back from the brink.
I currently own; 1 Breeding Male (Looking for Hen (s) or pair (s)
Normal Canada Geese
These are the common kind of Canada Geese. They will begin to nest at the end of April/early may.
I currently own; 5 Pairs
Giant Canada Geese
Giant Canada geese are the largest of the 11 subspecies of Canada geese. Some males reach weights exceeding 20 pounds, but the average weights are 12 lbs., 8 oz. for adult males and 12 lbs., 2 oz. for adult females.
I currently own; 2 Pairs
Trumpeter Swans
Adult Trumpeter Swans are large birds with white feathers and black legs and feet.
The male swan, or cob, weighs an average of 12 kg. The female, or pen, is slightly smaller, averaging 10 kg. Wings may span 3 m. Young of the year, or cygnets, can be distinguished from adults by their grey plumage, their yellowish legs and feet, and until their second summer of life, their smaller size.
I currently own; 1 Young Pair, 1 (2yr) pair
NeNe Geese
The Nene goose is unique because their feet are longer than other geese. They have a shorter wing span, and they nest during the winter. The NeNe Geese are still endangered.
I currently own; 1 Breeding Pair **Pair from British Columbia**
Brazillian Teal Ducks
The Brazilian teal Ducks are light brown in colour. Drakes distinguish themselves from females in having red beaks and legs, and in having a distinctive pale grey area on the side of its head and neck. The colour of these limbs is much duller in females.
I currently own; 1 Breeding Male (LOOKING FOR HEN) **Imported from Quebec**
European Shellducks
They breed in holes in trees or banks of waterways. The average clutch is 7-10 eggs and incubation takes 28 days. The drake will assist in raising the brood.
I currently own; 1 Breeding Pair **Imported from Quebec**
Emperor Geese
This species is much less gregarious than most geese, usually occurring in family groups. It breeds on coastal tundra, laying 3-7 eggs in a ground nest.
I currently own; LOOKING FOR ANY EMPERORS
Mute Swans
This specie is the more commonly seen swan in southern alberta.
I currently own; 1 Mature Pair
NEW --
Northern Pintail Ducks
American Wigeon Ducks
White Mandarins
Argentina Red Shovelers
Fulvous Tree Ducks
Mallards
Blue Wing Teal (Need Male)
SQ White Runner Ducks
White Egyptain Geese
Rosybill Pochard (Looking for Male)
Gadwall
Embden Geese
White Faced Tree Ducks (Looking for any)
Ruddy Shelducks
Roman Tufted Ducks
Bar Head Geese
