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You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Best swan for a pet? Thread starter chickensioux Start date Dec 29, Sort by date Sort by reaction score. Feb 12, 4, 57 Western North Carolina. Which one is not aggressive? Male or female? Just looking to add a swan to be able to enjoy it's beauty.
Not looking to cuddle it unless I can Nov 11, 6 Florida. I've heard black swans are good when babies or hand raised but can present health problems just ask chicken zoo hers had allayed legs what do u have experience with? Mar 10, 9, a bumpy dirt road in Florida. If you get them from a good breeder then you have better luck with not having leg problems. I thought the one person I got them from was The second breeder I got very good birds from with no problems. I like the Black Swans, they are said to be less territorial than the whites and don't get as large.
Mine are still under breeding age and enjoy attention. I can still go and pick them up and love on them. Even if I don't pick them up they are curious about what I'm doing. My one, Tango will come to the front porch or side gate and just carry on a conversation, especially if he wants something. I'm going to starve My one female is already trying to start her nest building skills They live out with my pair of Egyptian geese and share the pond with them, something whites, I believe are less tolerant of doing.
Last edited: Dec 29, Todd Songster 9 Years. Nov 9, 12 Whooper swan females make wonderful pets but tend to bond with one person. I know several folks with females that follow them like dogs, sit in their laps, like human touch and are all around great feathered friends.
In this post, I will be showing you just what you need to know about the swans, if you can have them as pets and what you can actually expect from them. Swans are just like wild animals who love to roam free, fly wherever they want to at different seasons and live life as they want with their mates and cygnets.
So it may not be pleasant to get them away from their natural habitat just to keep them as pets for your own amusement. Yes, they are beautiful and fascinating birds, but they are best enjoyed from a distance. Not to mention that they can get aggressive when they are with humans they perceive as threats. A swan is a waterbird like all other birds.
It possesses feathers, beaks and can also lay eggs. It has certain behaviours and qualities that make it special and also sets it apart from other birds. Of these special qualities are the fact that it can dwell both on land and water, can fly and swim very well and also exhibit uncommon love and devotion to its mate. Swans reveal so much strength, balance and charm. The beauty of a swan is not only in its elegance but also in its expression of strength. It is used as a symbol of love and many people have used it to express their deep feelings.
Its life has also been studied by many to see what humans can pick from them. A pet is basically an animal or bird we keep for decoration and not necessarily for food or any other reason whatsoever. To be able to justify whether the swan bird can be kept as a pet or not, we may also have to look critically at factors that make this choice either feasible or not, and why. Swans are very beautiful and graceful birds, yes, and this unique quality leans favourably in their use as pets, however other factors must equally be given due consideration for a proper conclusion to be made with regards to their use as pets or not.
The following analyses may be found relevant for a correct decision in this matter and the need to make informed choices:. Swans are known as both aquatic and terrestrial birds. On land, they live in marshes, swamps, wetlands and grasses but in very close proximity to large water sources like ponds, streams, lakes, rivers or streams. Therefore, they are supposed to be placed in a large expanse of land with the right kind of vegetation or supply of green , must be allowed to roam free, must be near a water body and must be kept in pairs for conducive survival.
The provision of these conditions is certainly capital intensive and very demanding to start with. It is therefore easy to see why the birds are mostly found in affluent neighbourhoods with lots of outdoor spaces like lawns and backyards.
Swans forage for food on both land and water and this exposes them to many dangers from predators while they go about searching for food especially on land. This has the additional burden of ensuring their protection from such harm by erecting barriers walls or constant surveillance to prevent any of such harm from predators. Erection of barriers or fences and regular surveillance to protect the birds may be exceptionally necessary where you keep other predatory pets like cats or dogs as well.
These arrangements for physical protection add to the already identified financial burden in keeping them as pets. As swans source for food in the surrounding vegetation, they create a lot of litter from their excrement and also create bits of torn leaves where they lay their eggs.
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