Semi-wild muscovy duck questions

[Miss Lydia]

Is her leg healed?

 

[SolarDuck]

Hi yes her leg did heal, they ended up sticking around the park for a few months but then they all flew away. But actually just today one of them came back and she just came right up to me started eating out of my hand letting me pet her, she even let me pick her up and put her in my lap for awhile while I was giving her mealworms. I have 2 other ducks now and am able to house a few more. I was wondering since they are invasive if I should bring her back in? I am just worried that if she is used to being wild and she is happy wild I wouldn't want to bring her back it it made her less happy ya know. Any thoughts? She isn't with any of the others its just the 1 that came back.

 

[SolarDuck]

Here she is

 

[SolarDuck]

Here is her eating cheerios that a family is throwing in the water for the ducks -_-

 

[SolarDuck]

They just threw the entire bag in the water what is wrong with people, but yeah 0lewse I could use some advice on if its a good idea to bring her back in.

 

[SolarDuck]

I just sat there with her for about 4 hours. She was fine when I just lightly picked her up with one hand to place her in my lap but when I actually picked her up and started walking towards my car she really panicked and freaked out so I didn't bring her all the way I put her back down, but she doesn't seem to be holding a grudge against me for it. I would love to have her back I just wouldn't want her to be depressed if she is used to the wild life she might not want to come back. I have a 4x8 coop that's super solid and its housing my other 2 females, and I have a decent sized yard rhey roam during the day. I just don't know if she would like it. Let me know what you guys think if I should just leave her or if I should maybe take her back and clip her wings and then if by the time her feathers grow back she decides she wants to go back to flying around being a wild duck she can? I'm just not sure what the move is i want her to live a happy life.

 

[SolarDuck]

Is her leg healed?

If you have any opinion on what I should do I would love to know!

 

[Tonyroo]

From reading your story, I think it's important to keep her in the wild, she understands her surroundings and she has other birds around her for protection. Plus, you need to also consider you might be introducing disease to your own flock. Just something important to ponder.

 

[SolarDuck]

Ok, thank you!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Honestly she’d be more protected if you had her But of course always up to you. Ducks are pretty disease resistant . She may very well be the only one left, ever think about that? I rescued my first Muscovy from our mountain river after his other 2 friends were killed.