Help! we've bought Mandarins

We couldn't resist them, and were going to wait until we'd moved house but the female had cut her beak on the wire cage she was in and we took pity
   I;ve put Jack and Vera in a small run with a large bowl of water plus drinking water and some wheat, i dont even know what they are meant to eat. Does anyone have any advice for me please. I know its a bit irresponsible buying them when i dont how to look after them but i felt so sorry for them-they're so nervous. I'll post a pic tomorrow

Just found this too

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/1999/archives/25/roadtests/birds/mandarin_ducks

And this ...

http://www.avianweb.com/mandarinduck.html

Sarah

ouch Poor thing

Thank goodness you spotted them


Sarah

I had a pair of call ducks and they were such characters. I gave them to a friend who has a larger area for them and she has already 14.
They are so much messier than the chickens they used to live with.
Good luck with the mandarins they ae gorgeous.

  Thanks, we couldn't have proper ducks here, the gardens over the road so water would have been a problem, we cant have them at the new house as the garden is smaller and i dont think it would cope with chooks and ducks, so these were the next best thing. I can see how Vera hurt herself though, i've never known anything as nervous as these Really hope i can get them tame. They only have about a square metre at the minute with the house above, but will make a large run for when we move, in a few weeks time. Any tips on getting them tame? Going to order myself a book on care tomorrow