Mixed Ducks?

AJE
  • #1
So, I have a male mallard and a female Muscovy, I'm they became vey “friendly” if you know what I mean. So my question is what will the ducklings look like?
 
KinsKicks
  • #2
The ducklings usually turn out mostly brown + a bit of white or black coloring. I’ve seen some where the heads and neck are black and other where the bird is more black and white rather than brown. But generally, brown as the dominant color is more common. Also, they’ll be infertile (although, for birds, the females will be sterile and the males are partially fertile, but there is a high possibility of really messed up F2 Mules if you were to breed the F1 mule males).

(Mallard x Muscovy aren’t uncommon lol)
 
AJE
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
Why will they be infertile?
The ducklings usually turn out mostly brown + a bit of white or black coloring. I’ve seen some where the heads and neck are black and other where the bird is more black and white rather than brown. But generally, brown as the dominant color is more common. Also, they’ll be infertile (although, for birds, the females will be sterile and the males are partially fertile, but there is a high possibility of really messed up F2 Mules if you were to breed the F1 mule males).

(Mallard x Muscovy aren’t uncommon lol)
 
goldface
  • #4
Probably because the Muscovy is a domesticated breed of a different species of duck from the mallard.
 
KinsKicks
  • #5
Why will they be infertile?
Females will be sterile and the males will be partially fertile. But, I wouldn’t recommend breeding those mule males; the inconsistency in chromosomes will result in a deformed (if not dead) F2 ducklings.
 

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