How To Raise Wildlife for Release into its' Environmental Habitat

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By Deborah-Lynn

Phase I Baby Ducklings - Three days old, Learning about Water!

ARE THEY REAL? Yes! Three Days Old!
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ARE THEY REAL? Yes! Three Days Old!
Phase I Conditioning Baby ducklings, getting them into the water at a young age, but being sensitive to temperature as their eggs were incubated.
Phase I Conditioning Baby ducklings, getting them into the water at a young age, but being sensitive to temperature as their eggs were incubated.

Backyard environmental replentishing...

Hatching and Raising quail is simple and beneficial to the environment. You can use a plastic container with a heat lamp and poultry feed from Wal-mart! First step: Decide what kind of environmental repair you can handle.
Hatching and Raising quail is simple and beneficial to the environment. You can use a plastic container with a heat lamp and poultry feed from Wal-mart! First step: Decide what kind of environmental repair you can handle.

The "Great Move" from Brooder to Outdoor Habitat I

Habitat I is 16'X8', it has metal crates for roosting, shut at night for added protection, and is covered top to bottom with chicken wire.
Habitat I is 16'X8', it has metal crates for roosting, shut at night for added protection, and is covered top to bottom with chicken wire.
Top Hats and Quail co-habitating in Habitat I, next step, Quail will be released into the environment in two weeks, "Top Hats" a couple weeks later.
Top Hats and Quail co-habitating in Habitat I, next step, Quail will be released into the environment in two weeks, "Top Hats" a couple weeks later.
The Markings of the California Quail are darkening, their feathers showing more blue.
The Markings of the California Quail are darkening, their feathers showing more blue.
Both Top Hats and Quail seek their familiar plastic bins when disturbed, they will be left inside the Habitat for a while.
Both Top Hats and Quail seek their familiar plastic bins when disturbed, they will be left inside the Habitat for a while.
Gimbel Quail get along well with the California Quail, sometimes known to mate.
Gimbel Quail get along well with the California Quail, sometimes known to mate.
Tree limb added inside the Habitat for Roosting, perching. Quail sometmes hide in the tree at night.
Tree limb added inside the Habitat for Roosting, perching. Quail sometmes hide in the tree at night.

Ducks eat slugs, snails and love swimming, just a kiddie pool will do.

This is Daiseyduck, she gets along fine with our dogs and has a favorite spot on our hillside, we raised her in an old rabbit hutch then she learned to roam our backyard. She helps reduce the snails and slugs that are attracted by my gardens.
This is Daiseyduck, she gets along fine with our dogs and has a favorite spot on our hillside, we raised her in an old rabbit hutch then she learned to roam our backyard. She helps reduce the snails and slugs that are attracted by my gardens.
These are the baby peacocks, "Wayne & Annie", they are a family favorite, docile and calm, they take us in stride!
These are the baby peacocks, "Wayne & Annie", they are a family favorite, docile and calm, they take us in stride!
There are unexpected pops of color in every nook and cranie, as well as along the Secret Pathways.
There are unexpected pops of color in every nook and cranie, as well as along the Secret Pathways.
The National Wildlife Federation has Certified our home as a "Wildlife Habitat" which means we have provided all the elements wildlife need to thrive and raise their young.
The National Wildlife Federation has Certified our home as a "Wildlife Habitat" which means we have provided all the elements wildlife need to thrive and raise their young.
"Wayne & Annie" playing quietly in the secret garden.....
"Wayne & Annie" playing quietly in the secret garden.....
Daisey is patiently awaiting the date when our six baby black ducks can be transitioned outside, she is already bonding with them at "swimtime"!
Daisey is patiently awaiting the date when our six baby black ducks can be transitioned outside, she is already bonding with them at "swimtime"!
Our floral and fauna greatly benefit from the natural fertilizers available here.
Our floral and fauna greatly benefit from the natural fertilizers available here.

Living beyond the Centuries, Greening up your "Carbon Footprint"

My husband and I have been marveling at the Majesty and longevity of many trees that live locally in our habitat. We also have been learning and experimenting with ways to replentish the wildlife and giving back to the earth for future generations. Do you realize that if you take some simple actions right now, you can make a difference centuries from now? Differences that will really matter, that will surpass even the people whom historians will eventually forget why their names even appear in their books?

If you have some spare time, a backyard and a bit of creativity, you have what may be the beginnings of finding new purpose for your life! You could find a new purpose that will not only fill your days with wonder and joy, but change our earthly environment into a better living environment. I have researched so many ways but today I will list two simple tasks that can begin your journey toward "immortality" very inexpensively, and yet the rewards will be so great to you personally, you may feel a bit guilty since your motivations began on behalf of others in generations to come.

One simple idea my husband and I came up with was to simply add a tree to our backyard that will grow and provide many wildlife habitats after we are long gone. We chose a Redwood Pine Tree for our yard, it is slow growing but will live for hundreds of years and even past the time our homes are here! We will not live to see it's full majesty yet future generations will enjoy the beauty of this tree and animals will be able to benefit from it's long life as well. You need to choose a tree that is suited for your environment, but know that in hundreds of years to come...even the environment and weather of your area will have changed.

The second purpose we have found for our property is to establish a wildlife sanctuary and provide a place for wildlife to have their young safely and replentish the immediate area.

*With all the new building of housing tracts in our area, the coyotes have come through, the wild raccoons and opposums have also joined in to ravage and deplete our smaller wildlife, such as wild rabbits, wild birds like pheasants and quail, and many other species. We are beginning a "hatch and release" program to provide a place for newborns and young to flourish and be prepared for their lives in the wild.

All you need is birdcages, or a rabbit hutch, 100 watt bulb heat lamps, and appropriate wildlife feed that can be found at local feedstores or even WalMart or a hardware store. You are on your way to providing a greener earth at any level of investment you choose! Over the next few months we can investigate these ideas together. Join me as I blog through this experience and comment to me any interests or new ideas you come up with. I like this concept of a "different kind of immortality". I only ask that you don't just read along with me, but you also find a way to contribute to our environment and share your experiences with me. I want to hear from you, your ideas matter!

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Wildlife seeking refuge at this Habitat

Even at four weeks old these wild Quail are not domesticated, they bunch together when people come near even when being given food & water!
Even at four weeks old these wild Quail are not domesticated, they bunch together when people come near even when being given food & water!
Hard to see through the cage, they do like to sit on branches and scratch on a shallow container of sand, they act so cute, taking sand "baths"!
Hard to see through the cage, they do like to sit on branches and scratch on a shallow container of sand, they act so cute, taking sand "baths"!
These six weeks old quail have very defined "google-berries" on their heads. You could also call them crowns.....
These six weeks old quail have very defined "google-berries" on their heads. You could also call them crowns.....
We always dreamed of living in an atmosphere like this one, God has blessed us Greatly!
We always dreamed of living in an atmosphere like this one, God has blessed us Greatly!
The pine forest helps to cool this wildlife habitat, very much needed in the middle of the desert!
The pine forest helps to cool this wildlife habitat, very much needed in the middle of the desert!
Wildlife is drawn to the canopy of trees during the hottest hours of the day.
Wildlife is drawn to the canopy of trees during the hottest hours of the day.

Environmental Oasis in the Middle of Citylife

A New Beginning, for our environment, for generations to come, for the wildlife of America!
A New Beginning, for our environment, for generations to come, for the wildlife of America!
Not a huge backyard, but a sizable backyard because it has generational purpose!
Not a huge backyard, but a sizable backyard because it has generational purpose!
No Longer will our backyard be a typical Los Angeles County backyard! We are a Nationally Certified Wildlife Habitat.
No Longer will our backyard be a typical Los Angeles County backyard! We are a Nationally Certified Wildlife Habitat.

The baby Quail are growing sooo Fast!!!

When disturbed Quail babies huddle together for warmth and security.
When disturbed Quail babies huddle together for warmth and security.
When you reposition the light source, the babies follow it.
When you reposition the light source, the babies follow it.
I always cover the light bulb with cardboard that has holes to protect the birds when they hop up, so they can't burn themselves on the heat lamp.
I always cover the light bulb with cardboard that has holes to protect the birds when they hop up, so they can't burn themselves on the heat lamp.
This is an old rabbit hutch we use for the older baby Quail. Our rabbits are roaming free in our Pine forest so they don't need it any longer.
This is an old rabbit hutch we use for the older baby Quail. Our rabbits are roaming free in our Pine forest so they don't need it any longer.
Making the move into the outdoor pen/aviary seemed to go more easiy than I had anticipated.
Making the move into the outdoor pen/aviary seemed to go more easiy than I had anticipated.
The Quail seemed to adjust to their move their new habitat, they even adjusted to the 23 Top Hats they will co-habitate with.
The Quail seemed to adjust to their move their new habitat, they even adjusted to the 23 Top Hats they will co-habitate with.

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Deborah-Lynn Hub Author 2 years ago

If you have seen my baby ducklings, aren't they the cutest ever, but have you seen the new photos of "Annie & Wayne", they are baby peacocks, also check out the peacock photos I took today in my newest Hub!

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Deborah-Lynn Hub Author 2 years ago

Thank you Teresa and London Girl, I really appreciate your support. As you can see the three day old ducklings are really taking to water, I can't stop being in awe of Nature!

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Deborah-Lynn Hub Author 2 years ago

Wild animals should not be domesticated as they need to run free in their natural habitat and being too trusting can result in death. For this reason, most birds are handled only when neccesary, even though it is very hard to resist their total cuteness!

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someonewhoknows 2 years ago

Hi there Deborah - I heard that newborn animals have a built -in instict to make a connection with their biological parents,and they are imprinted by that first contact.They will even be imprinted by humans as being their biological parents and will tend to continue thinking that,thus they tend to stay around for that reason alone.There was a famous story recently about two men who bought a male lion pup at Harods department store in Newyork long ago and raised it for two years before releasing it back into the wild.The lion recognized them after being seperated for a year I think,and the llion remembered them as freinds or his parents.I think this happens at times when the animals lose their biological parents for whatever reason.I seem to have had a personal experiance with a bird that took me to be it's parent and when I would make vocalizations like a bird it would imitate me.

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Taressa Klays 2 years ago

You have found a wonderful way to give back to the environment, by allowing nature to live comfortably, right in your own backyard. I have only known of one other person to do this within the suburbs of a small city in B.C. Canada. They too were a couple who, in my opinion and theirs, got back so much more than they gave. I will be checking back on those baby quails....they are adorable!

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LondonGirl 2 years ago

great first hub - I'm a fan!

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Rose4rm2o9 24 months ago

Hi, I was just wondering what kind of ducks those babies in the first 2 pictures are.

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Deborah-Lynn Hub Author 2 years ago

Welcome friends, please tell me, what are you thinking? Has this Hub sparked any interest?

Do you have a backyard, an empty corner lot, a forgotten neighborhood park?

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