➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[BantyChooks]

I made a 95%. Whole lotta tears for nothing.
Hubby and I pulled an all nighter.. everything hurts lol. Goodnight.

Congratulations! Sleep well, you've earnt it.

 

[dpenning]

Bad news and good news Kiki. Bad news is Street disappeared overnight a couple of weeks ago. Good news is the six girls are now an integrated flock and the bald spots on the back of the heads of the original girls are all feathered out. They have found the island on the pond had have been spending the night out there so hopefully no one else will go disappear.

 

[Kiki]

Bad news and good news Kiki. Bad news is Street disappeared overnight a couple of weeks ago. Good news is the six girls are now an integrated flock and the bald spots on the back of the heads of the original girls are all feathered out. They have found the island on the pond had have been spending the night out there so hopefully no one else will go disappear.

Poor Street.

Are any of the babies boys?

What about those wild ones..the baby goose?

 

[R2elk]

I say catch them all including mom and dad and keep them LOL

Can always rehome some.

But they definitely deserve to be spoiled/have a home and you definitely need ducks so it’s a win win.

Always learn what the law is before advising an act that may not be legal.

"Unprotected Birds
Birds not protected by any state or federal law include European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon), Egyptian geese, Muscovy ducks (only outside Rio Grande Valley counties) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers possessed.

Yellow-headed, red-winged, or Brewer's blackbirds and all grackles, cowbirds, crows, or magpies may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredation on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner, that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance (Federal Regulation 50 CFR 21.43)."


https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/nongame-and-other-species

If those Muscovy ducks are located within the Rio Grande counties, they are protected, if they are not in the Rio Grande counties they are fair game.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Always learn what the law is before advising an act that may not be legal.

"Unprotected Birds
Birds not protected by any state or federal law include European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon), Egyptian geese, Muscovy ducks (only outside Rio Grande Valley counties) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers possessed.

Yellow-headed, red-winged, or Brewer's blackbirds and all grackles, cowbirds, crows, or magpies may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredation on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner, that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance (Federal Regulation 50 CFR 21.43)."


https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/nongame-and-other-species

If those Muscovy ducks are located within the Rio Grande counties, they are protected, if they are not in the Rio Grande counties they are fair game.

Sorry, I probably should have looked it up, but I was under the impression that Muscovy ducks were domesticated and/or considered livestock? So I didn’t really think that it could possibly be illegal. I figured it was like that everywhere or would be fine but clearly I was wrong. Although that said, this is an extremely specific and obscure law anyway that I would have had no way of knowing or no reason to look up. And I don’t think Houston is in that county anyway? At least according to Google. But I could be wrong about that too. Anyway, I was mostly kidding anyway. They seem happy and thriving there so I don’t really think they should be disturbed and should probably be left alone. Plus even if I thought they should be taken, I know Kiki probably never actually do it haha had I known it was illegal I never would have advised it but I also, again, thought they were a domesticated species. Yeah if I looked it up I probably would have known that but I’m not about to look up every law known to man every time I wanna make a joke on the internet. People frequently say they would kill for something or gonna kill someone too both of which are common phrases but technically probably considered a threat or illegal by the law.

But next time I’ll be more careful and/or look stuff up.

But I didn’t think it’d be applicable in this case.

But I guess it was.

Knew wild ducks would be illegal but I really though Muscovies were domesticated and/or that these were probably just strays or feral or dumped or something. But guess not. Do Muscovies really just live wild in some places?

Anyway, sorry.

 

[BantyChooks]

Always learn what the law is before advising an act that may not be legal.

"Unprotected Birds
Birds not protected by any state or federal law include European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon), Egyptian geese, Muscovy ducks (only outside Rio Grande Valley counties) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers possessed.

Yellow-headed, red-winged, or Brewer's blackbirds and all grackles, cowbirds, crows, or magpies may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredation on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner, that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance (Federal Regulation 50 CFR 21.43)."


https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/nongame-and-other-species

If those Muscovy ducks are located within the Rio Grande counties, they are protected, if they are not in the Rio Grande counties they are fair game.

It's also apparent from a quick Google search that Kiki isn't in those counties... just sayin'.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's also apparent from a quick Google search that Kiki isn't in those counties... just sayin'.

Exactly and it’s only one county out of all of Texas which is huge so it’s a pretty obscure law anyway.

 

[Kiki]

I can legally steal baby street foods if I want.

What I would not do is turn around and sell them.


Who am I kidding I don't even think I could steal them to begin with.

 

[Kiki]

I could make serious cash with all of the wild baby ducklings I collected off the streets each day... If I were a real life nutter.

 

[sdm111]

I can legally steal baby street foods if I want.

What I would not do is turn around and sell them.


Who am I kidding I don't even think I could steal them to begin with.

as long as their serial number is scratched off they can't prove nothing