Found 4 geese and 2 ducks dumped at the forest preserve, what to do??

[desertdarlene]

Oh, thank goodness something is now being done! I know what you mean about legal issues, but it's so strange that the
preserve would be so adamant about them being property, etc when they weren't hatched there or bought for the preserve. Most public places are desperate to have someone remove recently dumped domestic fowl. I guess it's to discourage people from just taking anything out of the area.

I generally try to get them caught before they've been in an area for three months. After three months, they're usually too feral and it becomes more stressful for them to be removed.

I think the ducks might be a bit harder to catch.

 

[tielcrazazy]

Yeah I hate to badmouth the preserve because they might happen upon this thread, but they have been a royal pain in the butt to deal with. Thankfully 3 geese are out but three more birds to go... we need all the help we can get. they still will come up to me but not as close as they once did, there is still hope. Unforutnately there was not much i could do on my own or I wouldve taken care of this months ago. not to mention my parents are against the whole thing, they just want me to leave the birds alone....

yeah the ducks are gonna be a real tough catch and now i hate to break them up since they are with this new duck now...but shes wild so we cant take her right

 

[EmAbTo48]

Oh good! So glad you at least got 2 of them!

That is so bizarre they didn't contact you over 2 months! CRAZY! And the whole legal thing I understand, but you would win over the preserve by showing the attempts of emails/contacting without response it would rule over everything as they were being negligent of the animals. But I am glad something is being done. Poor animals! I really hope you are able to catch the others and as sad as it is if you can't you did the best you were able too! Maybe you can get Lucy out of the water!

The wild duck if it actually is a wild one and can fly will move along as it gets colder now if its another domestic duck then it should be taken with the other 2 ducks. Also make sure its not hurt and might not be able to fly because then the preserve is supposed to help this duck also.

I would keep up on the preserve to catch the ducks and do another rescue, but again if not you did your best! And maybe out of luck they will still be around to catch during the spring or easier of course as they become weaker

I have gained 7 ducks from rescues! Keep us updated please!!!!! I am so glad this Bobs farm would take them all in!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Thank you so much for getting back to us, I for one have wondered alot about them and if anything had been done to rescue them. I hope from some of these past post you may be more help. Please keep in touch and thank goodness some are safe.

 

[DB_Tex]

Phoenix is a weird metro area in that it is not really a solid urban sprawl-- it's broken up with farm fields and horse property throughout. We have feed stores everywhere and for some reason a lot of people get ducklings or goslings as pets and dump them when they get to be too big to handle in an apartment/bathtub.
We had a gal who made an entire rescue career out of picking up dumped ducks and geese from parks. While the weather here is nice enough for wilds birds to be comfortable all year, forage can be iffy and birds are very prone to injury like that.

I have a penciled runner I got from her who had a fishing line nearly sever his leg, then after it was treated his limp didn't go away for months. An X-ray turned up that he had a fishing hook EMBEDDED and healed over deep in his leg. It took major surgery to get it out, and he has a permanent limp because his achilles tendon was beyond repair.
Dumped ducks are also in great danger from stray dogs. Birds that have been raised by people (or worse, been a childs hand raised pet) just don't have enough of those survival instincts.
Removal is a big part of waterfowl rescue groups.

The best suggestion I can give to catch a duck or goose in that situation is with the aid of large hand held fishing nets on poles. Gives you a lot more range and control.

 

[sourland]

Well done on the rescue. I am facing a similar situation here in NJ. Someone abandoned an Embden in the pond at the local Home Depot. There is a resident flock of Canada geese that it hangs out with. Right now there is plenty of grass and browse for all of them. In the winter the Canada's leave each day in search of food. I have to work on a contingency pan for the Embden.

Well, he's still there. I have been providing feed and evidently someone else has also. The pond is fenced in and I was concerned that he was unable to get at grass. When I checked on him today, he was gone. I happened to glance across the road to the left and he was out in the field with 50 or so Canada geese. As I started towards them, the Canada geese took to the air, and the Embden started running towards the road. I was fearful that he would get hit by a car, but as he approached the road he became airborne.

Scared the heck out of a lady in a white station wagon, but he reached a height of 20 ft trumpeting proudly as he flew over the road and into the pond. One less worry. Evidently lots of exercise and a limited diet has helped him reach a point where he can fly quite readily.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well, he's still there. I have been providing feed and evidently someone else has also. The pond is fenced in and I was concerned that he was unable to get at grass. When I checked on him today, he was gone. I happened to glance across the road to the left and he was out in the field with 50 or so Canada geese. As I started towards them, the Canada geese took to the air, and the Embden started running towards the road. I was fearful that he would get hit by a car, but as he approached the road he became airborne.

Scared the heck out of a lady in a white station wagon, but he reached a height of 20 ft trumpeting proudly as he flew over the road and into the pond. One less worry. Evidently lots of exercise and a limited diet has helped him reach a point where he can fly quite readily.

I really thought it was the end of him. I am happy to hear he is making it, lets hope he continues to.

 

[sourland]

Don't worry, Miss Lydia, I plus others have been keeping an eye on him. It was impressive to see him launch into the air, buzz the station wagon, reach a height of 20 feet and fly perhaps 100 ft and back into the Home Depot pond trumpeting proudly the entire time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Don't worry, Miss Lydia, I plus others have been keeping an eye on him. It was impressive to see him launch into the air, buzz the station wagon, reach a height of 20 feet and fly perhaps 100 ft and back into the Home Depot pond trumpeting proudly the entire time.