Somateria Archives - British Waterfowl Association https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/tag/somateria/ Conservation, Education and Preservation Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:18:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Pal-Mates … weekend web tip https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/pal-mates-weekend-web-tip-25/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:17:41 +0000 https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/?p=19646 Clean water is really enjoyed by waterfowl. With continued high temperatures, here are tips to help waterfowl feel more comfortable:   • Watch your birds and see where they choose to be • Most waterfowl will cope fine as long as they have constant access to drinking water and shade • Swimming water is helpful […]

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Clean water is really enjoyed by waterfowl. With continued high temperatures, here are tips to help waterfowl feel more comfortable:
 
• Watch your birds and see where they choose to be
• Most waterfowl will cope fine as long as they have constant access to drinking water and shade
• Swimming water is helpful as waterfowl can regulate temperature through their feet
• Make sure everyone can find shade
• Keep water refreshed and clean
• Minimise stress
• Prepare lettuce or spinach ice cubes for enrichment
• Set a hose on fine mist to cool an area of the enclosure
• Consider cooling fans for indoor grower areas, especially if they have single skin roofing
• Delay delivering or collecting birds on unusually hot days
• Don’t neglect your own health; stay hydrated
• And again, make sure everyone can find shade
 

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]]> Pal-Mates — weekend web tip https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/pal-mates-weekend-web-tip-8/ Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:00:59 +0000 https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/?p=19136 It's easy to be impressed by the King Eider, Somateria spectabilis. These are tough birds which breed on the tundra. Although they have been bred in captivity for many decades, they are definitely not easy. In general, the price of birds relates to the difficulty of breeding them. This species is definitely something to aspire […]

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It's easy to be impressed by the King Eider, Somateria spectabilis. These are tough birds which breed on the tundra. Although they have been bred in captivity for many decades, they are definitely not easy.
In general, the price of birds relates to the difficulty of breeding them. This species is definitely something to aspire to!

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