Found a baby Mallard can it be domesticated?

[katiebrock]

It depends now where you live in the us, as our current US administration has removed the migratory bird treaty act, so that oil companies can kill birds without a problem. It’s up to your state now, assuming you’re in the US.
Like people said you should probably just keep him.
I recently had the same happen recently, ended up with a single mallard duckling. I found a wildlife rehab for him easily.

Where did you find that the treaty has been removed? I am just curious because I googled it and couldn’t see where it had been removed.

 

[thumper650]

Where did you find that the treaty has been removed? I am just curious because I googled it and couldn’t see where it had been removed.

I stand corrected, the language has changed. The law stands, but you can kill migratory birds, as long as your primary goal was not killing them.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.w...the-migratory-bird-treaty-act/?outputType=amp

 

[katiebrock]

I stand corrected, the language has changed. The law stands, but you can kill migratory birds, as long as your primary goal was not killing them.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/13/the-trump-administration-officially-clipped-the-wings-of-the-migratory-bird-treaty-act/?outputType=amp

Interesting!