muscovy cross mallard

frankie · **Joined:** Sat May 07, 2011 12:59 am **Posts:** 4

I have got 3 muscovy cross mallard ducks 1 drake 2 ducks they were free so I took them but would like to confirm wether they can breed or not and I have read the mule is in fertile?

Sebducks · **Joined:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 pm **Posts:** 812

Yes mules are infertile.

MondayMussies · **Joined:** Tue May 10, 2011 6:40 pm **Posts:** 2

Yes thats right they are hybrids called mulard ducks and won't reproduce

frankie · **Joined:** Sat May 07, 2011 12:59 am **Posts:** 4

So I have dud ducks bugger oh well good excuse to get more

Moscovy Roundup · **Joined:** Fri May 13, 2011 8:34 am **Posts:** 3

Some of the crosses look good but useless for breeding

sparesebs · **Joined:** Sun May 15, 2011 11:20 am **Posts:** 1

I think that is one of the good things about buying the mules is they can't breed so they look good in with the other pure breeds like your moscovies. The mules come in some really nice colours too and I find them so friendly especially around kids and pets

frankie · **Joined:** Sat May 07, 2011 12:59 am **Posts:** 4

Yes good points there, I am going to keep them just because I like the colours and they are friendly as you say but I won't buy any more as I do want to breed a few and sell a few for feed money

Robbo · **Joined:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:00 pm **Posts:** 3

I've kept waterfowl for almost 50 years and always believed that the muscovy/mallard cross was infertile. About 5 years ago I picked picked up some muscovies that a woman was giving away. While therre she also asked me if I wanted a pekin as well. She pointed it out from a distance and I could see it wasn't a pekin but I had no idea what it was. Basically white with a bit of black around the head and it's stance was somewhere between that of a pekin and a muscovy. There was a thin line of red fleash at the base of the beak and no curly tail feathers. It hisses like a muscovy drake as well. Anyway I observed this duck mating with mallard derivitives, muscovies and even chinese geese. After this I got some unusual looking ducklings with one looking almost the same as the original and some females that looked a little like a black duck. I don't have any mallards just indian runners and pekins. The next year I got two black coloured ducks that carried themselves the same as the original male. Also in the second year I got some small females that look like an indian runner that walks like a muscovy and flies very well. These females lay a very small egg about the size of a bantam's. I'm certain the male I picked up was a muscovy/mallard derivitie cross and is fertile. Does anyone know where I may be able to send some photos for someone to look at. Oh also these strange offspring grow rapidly

frankie · **Joined:** Sat May 07, 2011 12:59 am **Posts:** 4

Thats interesting Robbo

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:45 am

Robbo wrote:

Does anyone know where I may be able to send some photos for someone to look at. Oh also these strange offspring grow rapidly

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Interesting to read this look forward to the pictures

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