Chester certainly does; that's why they spent money on the big new flamingo house.
(and Chester has one of the best flamingo breeding records in the UK)
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Chester certainly does; that's why they spent money on the big new flamingo house.
(and Chester has one of the best flamingo breeding records in the UK)
The Damara zebra have arrived at the zoo, the 2 females have come from a zoo in the Netherlands.
BBC - Blackbrook Zoo welcomes rare Damara zebra pair
BBC - Blackbrook Zoo welcomes rare Damara zebra pair
toucanwalk
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Yes I know some zoos have bred many flamingos well indoors where they can make nests but the ones at drayton r shut into a small,concrete shed its not like they have nesting island in a house like the ones at slimbridge and I am guessing blackbrook. And the ones at chester breed out side in the summer,god that sounds defensive I'm not being lol honest,just really think all these little flamingo groups need sending to the big prope ones like at chester and blackbrook.
I can see where you are coming from arthurparkinson . I have a feeling that the group at Drayton Manor arrived as young captive-bred birds . I wonder if the Flamingo TAG have agreed that some collections can keep small flocks of non-breeding birds whilst other collections concentrate on larger single species breeding flocks . Flamingos are very long-lived if kept reasonably so few repalcements are needed . I know a lot of sorting of hybrids and mixed flocks has taken place in recent years . The odd mix now at Dudley are certainly not intended for breeding . Even if not intended for breeding a flamingo flock should have decent night quarters as they have to spend a lot if time in there in winter .
bloodycurtus
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The flamingo TAG can only make suggestions to flamingo movements they have no control over them
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Winter housing of flamingos is probably best practice, but in the UK they can do well left outside if the water doesn't freeze. I'm almost cetain the mixed flock of Chilean & Caribbean at Rode Tropical Bird Gardens were not housed at all, and they bred well over many years. The same may apply to the Cricket St Thomas flock. I know a private collection where four sorts [ie all except James' & Andean] are out all year round, and I believe at least two of the bigger forms have reared young. Lessers have not, and these are the most doubtful for leaving out; I get the impression they are the least tolerant of cold weather. A group of Chileans added to this collection some years ago had actually bred and reared one young as a flock of only six birds, which confounds another general rule of flamingo husbandry, that small flocks don't breed. I'm not of course advocating small, mixed or entirely outdoor flocks, but it's interesting the variety of conditions any given group of animals will do well under; I'm sure husbandry is the deciding factor.
Winter housing of flamingos is probably best practice, but in the UK they can do well left outside if the water doesn't freeze. I'm almost cetain the mixed flock of Chilean & Caribbean at Rode Tropical Bird Gardens were not housed at all, and they bred well over many years. The same may apply to the Cricket St Thomas flock. I know a private collection where four sorts [ie all except James' & Andean] are out all year round, and I believe at least two of the bigger forms have reared young. Lessers have not, and these are the most doubtful for leaving out; I get the impression they are the least tolerant of cold weather. A group of Chileans added to this collection some years ago had actually bred and reared one young as a flock of only six birds, which confounds another general rule of flamingo husbandry, that small flocks don't breed. I'm not of course advocating small, mixed or entirely outdoor flocks, but it's interesting the variety of conditions any given group of animals will do well under; I'm sure husbandry is the deciding factor.
toucanwalk
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yes I think husbandry is defo a big factor and I do like how i can go to lots of the zoos in the Uk and see flamingos and many little groups are kept well like the ones at Dursillas,Harwood house where the keepers make great efforts to get them to breed such as the dummy egg idea and so on but the flock at drayton which to me looked like all pure chileans very white ones but the right beak colour,size and leg colour.
The flamingo pen had not even got an earth area to attempt to make nests and this is something that could so easily be done,that said they did have a nice lawn and a running stream although it was a little too deep I think anyway I hope they make changes I did write to them but they never replyed and I spoke to a keeper who agreed they do need to make the pen fox proof so the birds may be kept out on summer nights.
The flamingo pen had not even got an earth area to attempt to make nests and this is something that could so easily be done,that said they did have a nice lawn and a running stream although it was a little too deep I think anyway I hope they make changes I did write to them but they never replyed and I spoke to a keeper who agreed they do need to make the pen fox proof so the birds may be kept out on summer nights.
Whereas I personally appreciate all the bird collection planning and husbandry talk, I concur we should leave out any discussion of other zoos' set ups and then taking over the thread. We already have a flamingo husbandry thread thanx to Bele et al ....
Please back on topic of things Blackbrook!
Please back on topic of things Blackbrook!
zoogiraffe
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1.1.0 Asian Woolly-necked Storks (Ciconia episcopus episcopus) have arrived and just gone on display within the last few days.
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