Two mallard eggs were orphaned when the mother died... I rescued them, incubated them, and hatched them. They have imprinted on me. They are currently 3 weeks old. I found out that even though they have never been in the wild since they were hatched here, they are still considered wild. So I have been looking into wildlife rescue centers; however, a lot of wildlife rescues that I emailed are saying they don’t know if the birds will be able to be released into the wild. And I found that the California wildlife says that human imprinted ducks are one of the non-releasable conditions... if they can’t be given to a educational center then they can be euthanized.
So instead of being killed or having to be passed around to different places, I’m thinking another option would be to rehouse them with a loving, duck-experienced person who is willing to give them a forever home, since it is not looking like my city allows ducks.
Is there anyone in Southern California that is an experienced duck owner willing to give two mallard ducklings (3 weeks old) a forever home?
So instead of being killed or having to be passed around to different places, I’m thinking another option would be to rehouse them with a loving, duck-experienced person who is willing to give them a forever home, since it is not looking like my city allows ducks.
Is there anyone in Southern California that is an experienced duck owner willing to give two mallard ducklings (3 weeks old) a forever home?