Releasing Mallard duckling

[SouthernPride]

Treesie93 is correct. Just like we do for our children, you slowly release them. They soon yearn for that independence and become the wild creature they were born to be. I received several this year and they each have found their own way. They usually group up and then go their way in groups. If you have only one duck then I would suggest you find a place where there other ducklings and make daily or several times weekly visits until you see that yours is excepted by the large group

 

[Amiga]

While I respect your perspectives, I would like to point out that a number of us consider the release of ducks - especially domestics, including domestically raised mallards - from the point of view of dealing with wounded, ill, starving ducks.

In this case I am not trying to change your minds - just want to set out that there are other considerations, and that many domestic ducks do not fare well when they are released or fly away.

 

[Amykins]

While I respect your perspectives, I would like to point out that a number of us consider the release of ducks - especially domestics, including domestically raised mallards - from the point of view of dealing with wounded, ill, starving ducks.

In this case I am not trying to change your minds - just want to set out that there are other considerations, and that many domestic ducks do not fare well when they are released or fly away.

I'd say the vast majority of released domestic ducks die slow deaths. Even mallards don't seem to know how to source their own food, and will either attempt to look to humans for food, or either starve or get eaten by predators.

Case in point: A man in my neighborhood rescued three ducklings when their mom was killed by raccoons, and did everything by the book when it came to trying to rehabilitate them back into the wild. The poor things just didn't know how to join up with the other wild mallards, and would hang back away from the flock, hunched together and darting their heads back and forth like they were either confused or terrified. They were too tame to care for themselves, and too wild to be captured. Needless to say, the story ended in tragedy for all three of them. :/

 

[CASSIOP3IA]

Man i wish u live in oklahoma i would take him and raise him! But you CAN NOT release them into the wild. ducks are amazing pets! You should keep him/her! also make sure you have a heat lamp for it!

I have a duck I need help. In Oklahoma temporarily he her don't know was rescue but my two ducks they were getting separated and it was hurting and making other duck stop eating and swimming. They told me because that duck is all black. And well I love that duck and my white duck they same kind. This one is way different all same place. I released him in a pond close to hospital where I'm staying and go daily call out DD and he comes I feed him. It's been 4 days. He got into a hole and now seen other ducks bite him when I walked away from food. I don't want him her to be hurt I'm reading about it and panicking. I. From Missouri so are my ducks I love them

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a duck I need help. In Oklahoma temporarily he her don't know was rescue but my two ducks they were getting separated and it was hurting and making other duck stop eating and swimming. They told me because that duck is all black. And well I love that duck and my white duck they same kind. This one is way different all same place. I released him in a pond close to hospital where I'm staying and go daily call out DD and he comes I feed him. It's been 4 days. He got into a hole and now seen other ducks bite him when I walked away from food. I don't want him her to be hurt I'm reading about it and panicking. I. From Missouri so are my ducks I love them

Do you have ducks at where you live? Is this duckling a domestic or wild? He got into a hole please explain.