Found Duck: Type? Gender? Age?

[theblah]

Hello everyone,

My boss found a baby duck in the middle of the road yesterday. He brought it to the office after trying to reunite it with its owner/other ducks. I took it home since I recently raised some chickens and have the brooder/heat lamp ready to go.

Anyways, I am curious if anyone out there might be able to help give me details on age, type/breed, gender?

Thanks in advance,

 

[Lazy Farmer]

@Miss Lydia might know.. If cutie pie was the name of a breed, I'd say cutie pie.

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

It’s too young to tell what gender it is. Since your boss found it on the road it must be a wild mallard.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's a Canada Gosling [goose] call wild life rehabber they know just how to care for them and when old enough can be put back into the wild.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

That's a Canada Gosling [goose] call wild life rehabber they know just how to care for them and when old enough can be put back into the wild.

Miss Lydia

 

[theblah]

Thanks everyone!

Though I had no say in the process of it be found and transported to my office, I’m just happy to do the right thing for it— whatever that may be. We’ll look into wild life rehab places tomorrow!

 

[Miss Lydia]

So many times these little ones get left behind especially this time of year. Poor lil thing needs some good care. And @theblah it's against the law to have a wild gosling or ducklings I thinks it's great your wanting to help but I sure don't want you to get a big fine for trying to help it out. Really would be best to hand it over to those experienced in raising wild birds to stay wild.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you really wanted to keep it you could ask about a permit. I don't know what state your in but might be something to look into.

 

[theblah]

I live in Montana. While having a duck (and not a goose) as part of my flock is something I’d eventually want, right now I just was lending a helping hand.
Wildlife rehab places are the route we’re going!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Let us know what you find out.. So nice of you to help this lil one out it surely would be dead by now most likely.