Waterfowl South Africa

Kobus Snyman 
Bloemfontein - South Africa

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Cape Teal Males - indigenous to South Africa and keepers need a permit form Nature Conservation


Hottentot Teals in aviary 23 - indigenous to South Africa

Mute Royal Swan

    
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 1. Entrance to the 17 Northern Camps. 2. Side view of only a part of the Northern camps. 3.  Camp #1 belongs to  the black Swans.  4. Breeding aviaries in the Northern camps.

Kobus started breeding ducks in 2000

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5. Male ducks on the pond in the young fowl camp. 6. View of the young fowl camp. 7. Ponds for the more expensive birds like Hooded Mergansers and Golden Eyes. Camps 31 & 32.

He erected the 31 aviaries by himself

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9. Aviary #29. 10. View of 8 of the 16 breeding camps to the north. 11. Blue Winged Teal Male 12. Grey Call Duck Males posing for the camera in the young bird aviary.

3 pumps are used to circulate the water through the 31 aviaries.    Each breeding pair has their own breeding camp of 3 m. in width x 5.5. m. in length.  During the off season he opens the partitions between the camps and allows some species to mix and will close them again  two months before the breeding season.


New Pond to be completed during June 2007


A new pond for 2 pairs of Black-Necked Swans


Waterfall that will serve as a purification filter for the pond


Kobus in a cheerful mood

 

     

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