This listing is for pair (1 male and 1 female) of austrailian black swans. These birds will be 6 months - 1 year old.
Black Swan Pair older
- Please read over our shipping policies and the conditions of our "Live Arrival Guarantee" on ourpage before completing your order. Initialing the box above constitutes, knowledge acceptance of all policies on that page and in this listing.
Shipping dates and flight info will be emailed within 72 hrs of purchase. Please note shipping dates for swans can be 1-3 weeks from purchase date.
All swans ship Airline Cargo thru United Airlines. These birds will need to be picked up from your closest airport that United Airlines pet safe program services. United Airlines pet safe program services most major airports, and some of the smaller regional airports. If you would like to make sure they service your preferred airport please contact us @ mallardlanefarms@gmail.com with this inquiry before completing your purchase. At this time our air cargo shipping is only done on the 2nd and the 4th Wednesday of the month. Most flights will be arriving at their final destination between 5pm-10pm
Please purchase this listing only if you are able to pick your birds up in accordance with the information above.
Unless the listing states otherwise, All swans we sell are fully feathered and adult sized. We do not sell cygnets or half grown birds.
Buying from Mallard Lane Farms
When you buy from us you are buying directly from the breeder, which saves you money!
All birds we sell ship directly from our farm , we do not use other farms to drop ship orders for us.
All birds we ship come with our "Live Arrival Guarantee" which is one of the best shipping guarantees in the business.
Rest assured that you can contact the breeder should you have questions. We are knowledgeable breeders of every bird we sell and all birds come with email support for any questions or concerns you may have about your new birds for the entire lifetime of those birds.
Mallard Lane Farms is a NPIP approved farm and is certified AI clean.
Our NPIP # is 63-312.
We hold state and federal permits for the sale of wild waterfowl. Federal paperwork will be sent with all species that require it.
All about the Australian Black Swan
These beautiful birds are native to Australia. Adult black swans will have black body feathers and white wing tips, young birds will have black wing tips and gray body feathers. Males called cobs and females call pens look alike with males usually being slightly larger. These birds are compatible with other smaller waterbirds such as ducks, but often do not get along well with geese or other birds closer to their own size. They should not be kept with other species of swans. White swans pairs have been know to kill black swans. Black swans are mature enough to breed at 1 year of age, but some may not breed until they are 2 or even 3 years old. Pairs are monogamous but will accept a new mate should should the old one be absent. The black swan commonly breeds in the winter, breeding season is generally September - March however eggs can be laid at any time of the year. Clutches consist of 4-6 greenish white eggs, the incubation period is about 35 days. Pairs often become aggressive during during breeding season and same sex pairs may be a good choice for people who are not interested in breeding and would like to own these birds for display only. Although black swans are less cold hardy than most of the white swan species they can still be kept in a northern climate so long they have access to open water year round and are given some protection from protection from the winter weather.
