son found a duck egg

[love laugh farm]

probably have to have more than 10 comments, it's still not working. i dont think i have any rehabbers close by to take it to, pretty much just corporate stores... petco and such. :/

 

[love laugh farm]

after looking at more pictures i think maybe it is an american black duck?

 

[DenverDucky]

American Black Ducks are also protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. If you are interested in seeing what breeds are protected, the names listed on the FWS website.

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html#a

 

[Frank Phinster]

If you want to raise the duckling (if the egg isn't dead already) you need to make sure that grows up with at least one proper flockmate. If you raise the duckling as an only child there is always the possibility that it fails to recognize other ducks as conspecifics and will be unfit to live on its own. You would have to keep it. And not to mention that you could into trouble with the law.

 

[Quack Addict]

Just possessing a wild duck egg is against the law. Sure wish folks here would pick up on that!

 

[DenverDucky]

Just possessing a wild duck egg is against the law. Sure wish folks here would pick up on that!

That includes any wild migratory duck, duckling and eggs.

 

[mjanderson437]

Forgive my ignorance Denver Ducky and Quack Addict, but I see that mallards are on this list. However, I can buy mallard ducklings at TSC. So is the difference that the ones at TSC aren't wild? If I buy ducklings, raise them and turn them loose on my pond, then later incubate their eggs to raise more ducklings, is that a violation of this law?

 

[Quack Addict]

Domestic Mallards are bigger than their wild counterparts. No law whatsoever against raising domestics.

 

[DenverDucky]

Domesticated mallards by law are supposed to be specially marked. The Fish and Wildlife website has information on this as well

 

[DenverDucky]

Also, domesticated mallards will fly so if you don't want them to fly off they need to be pinioned