"Ducks on the Pond"
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:13 pm
Asking for a friend.........is it illegal to let domesticated ducks such as Rouens, Muscovey, and Peking ducks "run free" in a farm pond or neighborhood pond?
My friend lives in a neighborhood with a couple of lakes. There are ducks / always have been "domesticated" ducks on the lakes. Ducks are provided food. He started noticing some ducks that were "dropping" eggs in about 6" of water right on the edge......so he went to a famous poultry website to asked what he should do about the situation and he got "hammered". Was told it was not only inhumane, but also illegal.....most of the harsh responses were from Yankees....
1-I understand it may be illegal to turn ducks loose "in the wild", but is it illegal to do so in said residential area?
2-What can my friend do regarding the eggs in the water? Couple of ducks in question won't go into nesting boxes. Pick them up and put in an incubator?
My friend lives in a neighborhood with a couple of lakes. There are ducks / always have been "domesticated" ducks on the lakes. Ducks are provided food. He started noticing some ducks that were "dropping" eggs in about 6" of water right on the edge......so he went to a famous poultry website to asked what he should do about the situation and he got "hammered". Was told it was not only inhumane, but also illegal.....most of the harsh responses were from Yankees....
1-I understand it may be illegal to turn ducks loose "in the wild", but is it illegal to do so in said residential area?
2-What can my friend do regarding the eggs in the water? Couple of ducks in question won't go into nesting boxes. Pick them up and put in an incubator?