hey do you think i did the right thing ?

Question

where i live there are kids that come around in a lake and they take duck eggs and throws them across the road and i kew if i left the eggs i found there they were going to get them. also the mother duck was no where in sight, what was worse is that those kids were right around the corner. so if u know if there is anyone i could contact so i wouldnt have to worry about the ducks please let me know. also do you think i did the right thing let me know. and if you dont think i did the right thing then please tell me what i should do the next time i find some and i see those kids around. thanks

for the people that hasent answerd yet today i saw somthing weird laying by the nest and i went to look and it was a duck i dont know if it was the mother or not. now im not sure what happened to the duck and im wondering what to do now.

Answer 1

We are hatching 3 goose eggs as we speak. We have one that is starting to hatch. NO...We did not take them from its mother. A dog got ahold of her & she died.

YES...It is possible to hatch goose eggs away from its mother. I have been breeding birds for 12 years & have been forced to incubate birds myself.

If you are planning to return the egg to the mother, she more than likely will abandon them.

Do this:
Just put the eggs in a shoe box or plastic bin or something & put a heating pad on the inside bottom of the container. Use a blanket or towel on top of the heating pad & place the eggs on the towel or blanket. Make sure there is heat coming up from the bottom through the blanket. Keep the temperature at 90-95 degrees. Wet the towel around the eggs, but be sure not to wet the eggs directly, as you will drown the babies inside. Be sure to rotate the eggs atleast 4 times a day to prevent the chick from sticking & dying. You have to rotate the egg to circulate the moisture & oxygen the chick need.
Candle the egg after a few days to see if there are any veins or dark spots IN the egg. Candling is the process of holding the egg up & using a flashlight to shine towards you but behind the egg to see through it.
If there is, then place the eggs back in your homemade brooder, if there isn't then toss the eggs.

The next time you see those kids, call the police, animal shelter or whomever else you can find locally. That is wrong what those kids are doing & no I don't think what you did was wrong, but it would've helped if you had a little experience with raising birds.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, this is a case where you did the wrong thing for the right reason. Your intentions were right, but you may have actually been breaking the law.

If these ducks are wild, like mallards (not someone's escaped domestic ducks), they and their nests and eggs are protected under federal law.
Wording of the Act makes it very clear that most actions that result in "taking" or possession of a protected species or its parts or products is a violation of the Act. Specifically, the Act states:
"Unless and except as permitted by regulations, …it shall be unlawful at any time, by any means, or in any manner…to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, …possess, offer for sale, sell, …purchase, import…any migratory bird, any part, nest, or eggs of any such bird…"
It is a "strict-liability" law, meaning that there is no requirement for law enforcement agencies to prove "intent" to violate the law. That is, if you are found in possession of a protected species or its parts or products, you are automatically in violation of the law.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/birds/feathers.htm

Of course, this also means that the kids who are destroying the eggs are in violation of the law.

It would not be a good idea for you to confront these kids on your own...you could get beat up! But you might want to talk to your parents and get them to talk to the parents of these juvenile delinquents. But I bet a visit from a game warden will do more good, so you really need to contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service and let them handle it.

Answer 3

lizzy is right, the eggs will not hatch unless they have the mother or unless you get them to an incubator.. which can be purchased for quite cheap if you go to a local feed store (provided they have one where you live). when i was young i raised a few chickens at my grandpas house, and they are quite ez to take care of once you get them inside the incubator.. infact i had completely forgotten about them for the few weeks they needed in there.

You could always yell at the kids, no I'm kidding, explain to them like a teacher what they are doing and why it is wrong (their parents should have taught them what is right and wrong) but kidz are kidz and just that un-knowing.

I think my first suggestion (or a combination of both) would be the best because then you know for a fact the kidz wont go behind your back and do it anyway. plus it will give you a nice hobby for a few weeks. and you will get to see them hatch (assuming you are home at the time) which should be pretty exciting.

lets see.. an estimate of the cheap incubator that I bought like 10 years ago was approx. 25 dollars. which held up to 25 eggs or so.

anyway good luck!

Answer 4

you should have left the eggs alone.You should have reported the children to your area game and fish officers.Ducks are protected and regulated under the Federal Migratory bird act.Destroying the eggs of a controlled species is a crime.Punishable by law.Taking the eggs again can be a crime if not properly permitted.Anytime eggs are found and the mother is known to be dead taking the eggs is still wrong and in most cases illegal.In cases like that you are supposed to contact the game and fish commission or your States Parks and Wildlife commission.They will direct you to the proper action.

Answer 5

If you took the eggs, then no I don't think that was right. The eggs won't hatch away from mom. It would be better to stand guard and keep the kids away. If you know who the kids are, make a complaint to their parents or the authorities.

Answer 6

I think u did the right thing. However, I think you should report these kids to the parents, law, etc..... U should call like an animal rescue center,shelter,farm or maybe a zoo could point you in a really good direction.
Good Luck & Bless U!

Answer 7

Stand guard wait for kids to come& if u catch them doing such things follow tem home tell their parents& authorities they aredefacing peoples propperty ( eggs ) and are committing animal abuse & ifthey don't stopu'll getlawyrs involved ( even if you wouldn't do it when lawyers are mentioned people get scared )

Answer 8

There are several ways to solve this problem...the quickest and most effective way is to simply kill those kids and be locked up for the rest of your life so you wouldnt have to worry about trivial matters as such for the rest of your life!!!