pet wild birds!

[TylerFishman5675]

It's illegal, I know, but I've had a mourning dove for 5 years named Gilbert that I rescued as a nestling , and he is just the best thing, it's a shame that you can legally kill these birds and eat them, but if you own a feather or the bird itself it's jail time and a big fine, of course I know you need a permit to hunt them, I just think it's a little contradictory, have any of you have experience with wild birds as pets?

 

[keks]

It's illegal, I know, but I've had a mourning dove for 5 years named Gilbert that I rescued as a nestling , and he is just the best thing, it's a shame that you can legally kill these birds and eat them, but if you own a feather or the bird itself it's jail time and a big fine, of course I know you need a permit to hunt them, I just think it's a little contradictory, have any of you have experience with wild birds as pets?

Why is it illegal even to own a feather of this birds? :wideyed:

 

[Ratmosphere]

You have pictures?

 

[TylerFishman5675]

You have pictures?

He's going through his molt so he looks a little shabby

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

I had some birds hatching outside of my window. I find fallen ones on the ground very often. But most of them die the next day, from what i suspect internal damage. I've had a bird even doe in my hands. When i caught it it seemed like it was chocking or trying to breath. It had a damaged tongue, so i decided to let it go. I saw it land on a fence and when i got close it fell to the ground. It wasn't alive anymore. I'm trying to buy ducklings but my mom fears she will lay eggs and I'll end up as a farmer instead of herp keeper lol. You're lucky to own a bird.

 

[TylerFishman5675]

I had some birds hatching outside of my window. I find fallen ones on the ground very often. But most of them die the next day, from what i suspect internal damage. I've had a bird even doe in my hands. When i caught it it seemed like it was chocking or trying to breath. It had a damaged tongue, so i decided to let it go. I saw it land on a fence and when i got close it fell to the ground. It wasn't alive anymore. I'm trying to buy ducklings but my mom fears she will lay eggs and I'll end up as a farmer instead of herp keeper lol. You're lucky to own a bird.

You can get exclusively male or female ducks it's an option on most websites, you can cook and eat the eggs too, as long as they are not fertile

 

[TylerFishman5675]

Why is it illegal even to own a feather of this birds? :wideyed:

It's against the migratory act to own a feather of any native bird species in the U.S. you can get fined over 1000$ for a owning a feather without a permit

 

[Ratmosphere]

Very nice bird. I remember a few times I found a dove sitting on a curb. You could go up to them and they wouldn't run. You had to think that they had some sort of injury. I actually tried to rehabilitate the birds but ended up sending them to a wildlife rehabilitation.

 

[keks]

It's against the migratory act to own a feather of any native bird species in the U.S. you can get fined over 1000$ for a owning a feather without a permit

Aha. Ok. One thing more I don't have to understand .