Is this legal?

[OneHappyDuckie]

Thanks.

Are the one with the donkey on your pfp?

I used to, I had it as my horse for a while before I changed it back to the O

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

Are you listing them as pets to a "good home"?

yes.

I understand wanting them to go to someone that will take care of them forever but you may have to give them to someone that will use them for meat.

Yes, I guess I would be ok with that.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

I used to, I had it as my horse for a while before I changed it back to the O

Well anyways I drew a sketch that looks like her!

 

[SilverBirds]

yes.

Yes, I guess I would be ok with that.

Most people that use their birds for meat take good care of them until the end. Much better than starving in the wilderness.

I hope you find a solution soon!

 

[BabyGotQuack]

There are several rescues around here that got these signs put up all around lakes and ponds throughout UT. The signs say it’s illegal, I can’t confirm, I’ve never looked into it. But regardless shouldn’t be done.

I think a lot of people (not knowing any better) think it’s ok to release ducks because they think of it as just “setting them free”

But like the sign says they aren't equipped to survive without you. Wild ducks are, it’s totally different.

All these rescues are trying to go out and catch all these released ducks and taking care of them. Finding fosters and adoptive families. I’ve talked to a couple in UT and they’re so overloaded and overwhelmed because it happens so often.

Could you reach out to any rescues near you and see if they can help? Maybe they know of people looking to adopt.

Like someone else mentioned what about culling? I think culling and using for meat would be far better than releasing them at a pond.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Hello,
I have a few drakes that I have been trying to sell for multiple months with no luck.
So anyways a few minutes away we have a ginormous lake, I was wondering if it would be ok to drop them of there. TIA

~Hank

No, just no. You don't dump ducks. Bad idea. butcher them if you have to, then at least their death will be quick.

 

[ruthhope]

I have a flock of rescued drakes. My last two, pekins tightly bonded and obvously brooded together, are still with me as it is certainly difficult to rehome drakes if they have to be rehomed as backyard pets.

I see pekin drakes dumped on retention ponds and lakes every year. There were 7 pekins on the pond at my library at the beginning of the year. Two were females and I rescued one that was beign overmated and in a bad way. I was able to rehome her. The remaining 6 pekins are now 2 seven months later. The second female and three drakes have been picked off by predators.

On another retention pond near me, there were 4 pekin drakes at the beginning of the year. They were clearly brooded together -- they were very tightly together and talking to eachother non-stop in the way that only drakes raised together from soon after hatching talk to each other. There were only 3 in August and at the beginning of October there were only 2. Picked off by predators.

Please keep your drakes in a separate drake flock -- think out of the box how to set up a pen for the drakes to run around in during the day outside their coop.

If not, try your local SPCA and your local chapter of the Humane Society and see if they can arrange adoption of your drakes. Some SPCA and Humane Society chapters accept domestic ducks [but may not accept muscovy.]

Or offer them to give away not sell through social media [Facebook market place, Craig's List etc.]

Please do not dump them; as others have already said, it is incredibly cruel as they are not adapted to life in the wild--generations of domestication breeds out the skills to survive in the wild and they lose migration instincts.

Pekins cannot even fly

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

Could you reach out to any rescues near you and see if they can help?

I don't know any.

No, just no. You don't dump ducks. Bad idea. butcher them if you have to, then at least their death will be quick.

Ok. Thanks for replying.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

I have a flock of rescued drakes. My last two, pekins tightly bonded and obvously brooded together, are still with me as it is certainly difficult to rehome drakes if they have to be rehomed as backyard pets.

I see pekin drakes dumped on retention ponds and lakes every year. There were 7 pekins on the pond at my library at the beginning of the year. Two were females and I rescued one that was beign overmated and in a bad way. I was able to rehome her. The remaining 6 pekins are now 2 seven months later. The second female and three drakes have been picked off by predators.

On another retention pond near me, there were 4 pekin drakes at the beginning of the year. They were clearly brooded together -- they were very tightly together and talking to eachother non-stop in the way that only drakes raised together from soon after hatching talk to each other. There were only 3 in August and at the beginning of October there were only 2. Picked off by predators.

Please keep your drakes in a separate drake flock -- think out of the box how to set up a pen for the drakes to run around in during the day outside their coop.

If not, try your local SPCA and your local chapter of the Humane Society and see if they can arrange adoption of your drakes. Some SPCA and Humane Society chapters accept domestic ducks [but may not accept muscovy.]

Or offer them to give away not sell through social media [Facebook market place, Craig's List etc.]

Please do not dump them; as others have already said, it is incredibly cruel as they are not adapted to life in the wild--generations of domestication breeds out the skills to survive in the wild and they lose migration instincts.

Pekins cannot even fly

Thanks for the info. After all this I will never even think about dumping my ducks ever again.

Once again, thank you everyone.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hello,
I have a few drakes that I have been trying to sell for multiple months with no luck.
So anyways a few minutes away we have a ginormous lake, I was wondering if it would be ok to drop them of there. TIA

~Hank

it is illegal yes. Theyre domestic animals, it is the same as abandoning a dog, or rabbit. These ducks are not capable of surviving in the wild. Therefore it is considered abandonment and you can be seriously fined. Not only is it cruel to these birds, but it is also potentially harmful to the ecosystem.
Absolutely NOT okay to do this. Have you tried advertising them for free, or asking around?