Common Eiders?

[ANightPerson]

Has anyone worked with Common Eiders before? I've heard of cases where they're rescued & aren't able to rehabilitate, so they're kept as pets. Has anyone seen them raised or bred in a domestic environment? I know that they're wild, I'm just speculating about them & they've piqued my interest as a potential domesticatable breed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wouldn’t you have to have a permit to keep them?

 

[ANightPerson]

Wouldn’t you have to have a permit to keep them?

In most of the U.S., yeah. I don't plan on getting any, I'm just curious how they do as of now. If I were to get any, it would be after I move to Iceland and get settled, in a few years. I don't believe there are any domestic ducks in/allowed in Iceland (pretty sure there aren't, but I can't find any actual information on it anywhere,) so I've been researching native duck species that I could possibly raise.

 

[Loopeend]

It are local birds over here (The Netherlands). They are worlwide on the red list for endangerment due to waterpillution, hunt and too much fishing/etc.
This means you can't have them ( in my country); unless you are a zoo for endaganred breeding purposes. Rules are VERY strict. It's illegal to sell/have them. In Belgium the rules are less strict and you can buy them there; but having them in the Netherlands in captivity will still give you a criminal record.
I think that's right, that it is illegal; due to their endangerment and difference in rules in country's there is a big black market for them..You know how it goes for animals on the black market..How they are treated.

If you move to a place where they naturally live try to create a place where the local wild birds (like eiders) that need it can florish. Keep non-invasive fowl for your own pleasure.

 

[ANightPerson]

It are local birds over here (The Netherlands). They are worlwide on the red list for endangerment due to waterpillution, hunt and too much fishing/etc.
This means you can't have them ( in my country); unless you are a zoo for endaganred breeding purposes. Rules are VERY strict. It's illegal to sell/have them. In Belgium the rules are less strict and you can buy them there; but having them in the Netherlands in captivity will still give you a criminal record.
I think that's right, that it is illegal; due to their endangerment and difference in rules in country's there is a big black market for them..You know how it goes for animals on the black market..How they are treated.

If you move to a place where they naturally live try to create a place where the local wild birds (like eiders) that need it can florish. Keep non-invasive fowl for your own pleasure.

Common Eiders aren't endangered, they're actually listed as 'least concern'. I'm not sure if you're thinking of the right bird.

Edit: I did some research and it looks like they're listed as 'vulnerable' in the EU, but they're plentiful in most areas they inhabit other than Europe. That's why there are so many regulations on them in the Netherlands. European bird populations are heavily protected since they're the most at risk of overhunting and pollution, but Europe's red list isn't reflective of the worldwide population.

 

[Loopeend]

Common Eiders aren't endangered, they're actually listed as 'least concern'. I'm not sure if you're thinking of the right bird.

Edit: I did some research and it looks like they're listed as 'vulnerable' in the EU, but they're plentiful in most areas they inhabit other than Europe. That's why there are so many regulations on them in the Netherlands. European bird populations are heavily protected since they're the most at risk of overhunting and pollution, but Europe's red list isn't reflective of the worldwide population.

No it's listed in the red zone on the International Union for Coservation of Nature; the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. That's world-wide the same. It's not Europe's red list; it's the world-wide red list. That you happen to live in a place where te residues of the original numbers still live; does not mean they are not endangered.

Also;
"European bird populations are heavily protected since they're the most at risk of overhunting and pollution"
Nope. Keep dreaming. Start with; how on earth you are going to get a gun to hunt anything.. Please reade more into hunting and pollution in the E.U. before making claims like this.

And please just help this duck survive; instead of keeping them because you want a "special/pretty" one. They are not domesticated for an reason; and are rescued and rehilibated for a reason.. That some could not be released into the wild; and had to be taken care of in human hands.. common. How do you end that paragraph with "they interest me as a potentional domesticated breed?".