View Thread Reply Return to Ask the Swan Specialist Previous Next

Ask the Swan Specialist

Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15
By:The Regal Swan
Date: 6 July 2015
In Response To: Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 (Karen)

Hi Karen:

Thanks for your kind remarks. You also provided some additional information that could be the cause. Saltwater. If the parents are not finding any freshwater for the cygnets or themselves, they can die from dehydration. Mute Swans do not have a filter to remove salt from the water that they drink. This is not healthy and if the parents do not find an adequate freshwater supply, the other cygnets could also meet the same fate. The Regal Swan

Messages In This Thread

Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- Karen -- 6 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- The Regal Swan -- 6 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- Karen -- 6 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- The Regal Swan -- 6 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- Karen -- 7 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- The Regal Swan -- 7 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- Karen -- 7 July 2015
Re: Did white bread kill cygnet? Baby Swan Died on 7/5/15 -- The Regal Swan -- 7 July 2015