Interview to be an official duck-breeder.

[Loopeend]

I have it wednesday. I'm so nervous already :O

If I do not meet the standards I have to wait a year to apply again.

But we are also in the midde of building a bigger pond and making sheds for the ducks and the whole garden is full of mud and bricks now... Ducks don't care, love the mud, but we will probably not get a license this year to breed ducks.. :'( Because they decided to exactually come now... when the bricks are just dellivered 2 days ago and we stripped the yard to make a pond:'( It looks like a mess now.

What can I do to pass the test?

 

[tacothechicken]

You need a licence to breed ducks?!! Where do you live?! Also I'd kindly inform then when they arrive that your in the midst of remodeling and if they ask what you're doing be sure to explain in a confident but calm tone. It'll reassure them that you're serious and want the best for your birds and hopefully put you in a good light for next year's attempt if you don't succeed this year!

 

[Loopeend]

You need a licence to breed ducks?!! Where do you live?! Also I'd kindly inform then when they arrive that your in the midst of remodeling and if they ask what you're doing be sure to explain in a confident but calm tone. It'll reassure them that you're serious and want the best for your birds and hopefully put you in a good light for next year's attempt if you don't succeed this year!

In the Netherlands. Wait. You don't need a license to breed ducks legally? Where do you live? =/

 

[tacothechicken]

In Washington we only need permits/incense for migratory or protected birds like mallards, swans etc. But anyone can breed Pekins, runners or other common tame breeds although one would need to have health tests and grounds inspection done to breed commercially. I'm in the process of rearing up 25+ chicks to sell of for egg layers and pets no licenses needed! Although I am thinking I may plan to get all my birds tested and certified as NPIP free that's of my own choice for my birds safety and health, not requirement.

 

[tacothechicken]

How do they regulate/know if someone is breeding their ducks? Like are you required to turn in flock counts or...?!! I have a niehbor who breeds geese and ducks as a hobby and has 20 or so geese and 50+ ducks(3 diffent breeds) on average at any time he auctions off the eggs and sells babies at our market

 

[Loopeend]

In Washington we only need permits/incense for migratory or protected birds like mallards, swans etc. But anyone can breed Pekins, runners or other common tame breeds although one would need to have health tests and grounds inspection done to breed commercially. I'm in the process of rearing up 25+ chicks to sell of for egg layers and pets no licenses needed! Although I am thinking I may plan to get all my birds tested and certified as NPIP free that's of my own choice for my birds safety and health, not requirement.

We can just breed ducks. It's illegal but noone checks. But if you want to do it legal they come check your house and how you keep the ducks etc. It gives me shivers. I feel like the amount of coffee I serve, how hot I am, what kind of paintings I have on my walls is more important the the actual ducks. I feel it is kind of invasive. They are more checking me out as a person then the ducks. My whole house and me included must be at my perfect best; so I am allowed to breed ducks. I already ordered my male partner to not be there. Because we learned when he is there these people talk to him. Because he is male.

 

[tacothechicken]

Oof yeah that's not how it works here but I understand we may move to another state soon and I'd need to pay to get my whole flock tested and basically background checked, none of my birds have ever shown traits of major diseases but im so afraid they'll turn out to be carriers and I'll need to leave them behind! Especially since if anyone's positive they'll no doubt tell me to cull my whole flock! My reptiles, pigeons, and mamals will no doubt pass, but my chickens! We have so many wild birds and animals that the possibility of chickens receiving a dangerous disease even if it doesn't show is not that crazy

 

[tacothechicken]

If it makes you feel better im the youngest in my household being in college right now for environmental science and when ever people come by to ask questions they always ask in order of age :/ ?! Then everyone points to me and is like 'direct your questions to this tiny female alone please' its simultaneously slightly insulting, degrading and hilarious, especially when I teach them new facts and they get reeeeaaaly impressed whith me like egg color being a breeding trait is totally crazy!!!! < 10+ years of experience and sole caretaker of my birds apparently doesnt always matter if I'm a tiny female college student who looks like a middleschooler . hang in thier i'm rooting for you!

 

[Loopeend]

If it makes you feel better im the youngest in my household being in college right now for environmental science and when ever people come by to ask questions they always ask in order of age :/ ?! Then everyone points to me and is like 'direct your questions to this tiny female alone please' its simultaneously slightly insulting, degrading and hilarious, especially when I teach them new facts and they get reeeeaaaly impressed whith me like egg color being a breeding trait is totally crazy!!!! < 10+ years of experience and sole caretaker of my birds apparently doesnt always matter if I'm a tiny female college student who looks like a middleschooler . hang in thier i'm rooting for you!

Haha yes, you know what I mean. That's why I asked if my male partner be not there. When I get permission to be a legal duck breeder I need to be around these old men that do nót take women, let alone younger ones, seriously often. So I want to avoid that from the beginning. Not give them a chance to only talk to my male partner.
I had it before at an intervieuw to become a rabbit-breeder; my father happened to give me a suprise visit. The animal-breeding-patrol guy began to talk to my dad like he was the owner of the rabbits/place...and my dad was like 'uuuuh...why are you talking all kind of weird reabbit-stuff to me that I don't understand...I don't even live here'. hahahaha. And the dude STILL kept rambling about rabbit to him after that..because..women can't be anything offcourse! Breeding animals interfears with their sandwhich-making-times.

I'm really glad we have a system that keeps so much control on animal-safety (tries to), but I feel like I have a job-interview. And I am really glad by the way that jobinterviews don't involve my house being checked out 'What are your good qualities for this function?' "I'm a really tidy worker' 'Guy looks at kitchen-mess while I shove a dirty panty under the carpet and says; Rrrrriggggggght....'

 

[Loopeend]

I passed