I no this is a silly question to ask but can you capture and breed wild birds?

Question

I no this is a silly question to ask but can you capture and breed wild birds?

Answer 1

Only the ones from Newcastle & Birmingham...

Answer 2

No, it is illegal.  You cannot even own a wild birds feathers, eggs, or old nests legally...let alone a bird itself.  ALL wild native birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Answer 3

you cant in the uk

Answer 4

No, They will be so scared that they will not eat and will eventually die. And it's illegal.

Answer 5

Hi,

Firstly, it's illegal to take wild birds and their eggs from the wild, but.....

You can buy British wild birds. The common ones are mainly finches, goldfinch, green finch, sis kin etc, but you can buy the larger crows, rooks raven and jackdaws.

All these birds must be ABCR (aviary bred club rung) to be legal, in some cases they need to have the right legal paperwork.

British finches breed very readily breed in planted aviary and cages, there are some very nice mutation colours.Look for a weekly paper called Cage and Aviary birds for more details.

Answer 6

Probably. But the question is, is it legal where you live? And why would you want to go through the time consuming effort of this and the finances it takes, if you can just go to the store or bird breeders, you can get a bird that looks nice and is not yet tamed? Anything else, you can go to the zoo or watch videos on them. A lot of the first domesticated birds were probably done this way originally and zoos have wild birds too if that's what you need to see. Also you can check with your local bird and wildlife rescue operations and see if they need any volunteers or workers to satisfy any desire you may have for seeing wild birds.

Answer 7

probably but dont you think its rather cruel?

Answer 8

where do you think so many of the larger parrots come from, i have seven birds that are british bred not imports. thank god these days things like this are stopping but more needs to be done.

Answer 9

Nope, thats illegal.

Answer 10

I say, tatty, that would be a dastardly thing to do. But one dare say that you are only asking - even I would not deprive a creature of a free life (except maybe a slug).

Answer 11

I captured a wild bird and now we have two children

Answer 12

you're mean. don't kill.

Answer 13

There is only one answer to your question,NO ,NO,NO.

The only people that are allowed to catch Wild birds are members of the R.S.P.B.and associate members,this is only allowed for  Ringing and checking movement in migration and those  who hold a Licence to do this.

No one is allowed to trap wild birds for breeding in captivity,unless there are special needs.(ie. for safety of species that are in decline or threatened.)

Even I can no longer trap birds as my licence has expired with my retirement.

Answer 14

Capturing them causes stress.

Stress alone can kill wild birds.

They won't breed if they're stressed out either.

So, no.  They probably won't live long enough to breed.

Also, wild birds need specific diets and conditions to breed.  It's difficult to recreate that in captivity.

That's not even mentioning any number of laws that say wild birds are to be left alone.

It's ALWAYS a good idea to leave wildlife strictly alone.

Answer 15

I think they can breed very well with out your help.

Answer 16

nope.  it's naughty and illegal

why would you want to??!  I mean, they should be free to fly about and do birdy stuff, not be stuck in an aivary no matter how big it is.

Answer 17

No you can't capture them and breed them, but some are already being captive bred and that's ok. For example blackbirds. I recently went to a show where there was a pied blackbird on display.

Answer 18

No not in the UK-it's illegal.

Most wild birds do not adapt well to captivity anyway and refuse to eat and die or even throw themselves against the bars of the cage trying to escape and kill themselves that way.

Answer 19

No, not in Britain, it is against the law.