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I have a bunch of quacker/muscovy crosses and so far none are fertile.Great pictures.
Something else I was thinking of:
I was looking at muscovy x mallard crosses.
Muscovy drake x mallard hen: mule duck.
Mallard drake x muscovy hen: hinny.
Hinnies are always infertile, but apparently in very rare cases male mule ducks can be fertile. What I am wondering is: are these mule drakes fertile to mallards, muscovies or both? These rare fertile drakes could be used to make new breeds, right? You would have a huge new potential, as far as genetics go, by mixing these species... assuming fertility did not decrease with each generation or something like that.
I know the cayuga is rumored to have American Black duck ancestry, which I believe because of the lack of drake feathers common in the breed. Also, I read that the Australian Spotted has ancestry of some unknown wild duck and Northern Pintail. Wild mallard x pintails are rare, but I don't know if that is because it is difficult to achieve genetically or if their habitats/mating habits naturally prevent this.
Good thing mine aren't fertile.if u look back most offspring by these muke ducks tend to either die or have terrible birth defects/ disorders.
if u look back most offspring by these mule ducks tend to either die or have terrible birth defects/ disorders.
FYI, the one with the bacterial infection was treated and caught up to the rest of her siblings.
-Kathy