Ok everyone, I need your opinions on this one here.......
Remember the chocolate muscovy duck that "showed up" on my property? Well, I placed an ad looking for the owner. I didn't say what type of farm animal that showed up at my place because I didn't want a slew of people contacting me and "claiming" that it was there animal just to get a free duck. So, I just said that a farm animal showed up at my place and if anyone had any missing animals, to contact me and tell me what kind of animal was missing and a description. Well, I got an email from someone. Here it is below.
Hello,
The animal that showed up at your place isn't mine, but I wanted to let you know that about a month ago a lamb showed up at one of my neighbor's house. I put an ad on here and a few people replied saying that goats, sheep, lambs, and even a couple of calves have been found wandering in the same area.
I don't know if you are in this area, but that is where it is happening. I rescue animals (a horse, some goats, the lamb, a couple of turkeys, and some geese so far, lol). I rescue other types of animals also such as squirrels, rabbits, and other wild critters. So, if you do not find the owner and need to find a home for the one that showed up at you place please email me and let me know. None of the animals on my property get eaten. They live there until they die or I find a better home for them. I have 5 acres, plus the surrounding land that is owned by my family.
Sincerely,
So, after I got this email, I wrote her back and asked her if I could do a "home visit" to check out her place to make sure that she was set up to house this particular animal in the event I do not find this animal's owner and I have to re-home it. I WILL NOT give this duck to someone who is not set up to care for it. So this is the email that I received back from her.
Hello,
I have rehomed a bull calf(Dozey), pig(Oscar), rabbits, and numerous cats and dogs. I only rehome an animal to people I know or that a good friend knows. And only if they agree to return it to me if there are any problems.
I am not living at my farm yet, the electrician we hired ripped us off. My friend and I are out there every day, if not all day then a few times a day. The majority of the fencing is 5 strand hot wire. Eventually other sections are going to be fenced with red-top fencing. There is one horse, 20 pygmy goats, 1 lamb, 5 geese, 1 mallard, 2 turkeys, and 9 chickens at my farm. All but the chickens roam the pastures. My 2 turkeys are toms, but one is having an identity/gender crisis right now( he is setting goose eggs,lol). All of my critters get fed morning and night. We keep 2 large round bales of hay available for them at all times. We have a small pond that we are digging deeper. They get fresh water every day to every other day. I have a farrier that comes out every 5 - 6 weeks. I do not have a farm animal vet at this time because the one I used passed away recently.
I have bottle fed numerous animals successfully, ranging from squirrels to the bull calf. I have 2 squirrels that are going to be released at my farm after hurricane season is over.
My dogs and cats either get along with all the other animals or ignore them. I have 3 cats, one that plays with the goats and 2 that ignore them. I have 3 dogs, 2 that play with all the animals(or try to,lol) and one that pretends they aren't around him.
I cannot think of anything else to tell you, lol. So if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I also have pictures.
When I read that she does not live on this "farm" and she goes out there every day and perhaps a few times a day, this worried me. Now don't get me wrong, I know that people do have farms/property where they have animals and they don't actually live on the property, so this is not unusual.
What do you all think about re-homing this duck somewhere as the place described above where no one will be out there every day to keep watch but says they go out to water and feed daily?
