A question......

[WillsC]

I currently have a muscovie duck and a pekin sharing a nest. They are fine with the arrangement and no squabbling. Some of the eggs are pekin and some are muscovie obviously. I have no male pekin their mates are scovie.....so when will they hatch? More so if the two breeds hatch at different times what happens then? Anyone know?

 

[Kevin565]

I see this being a problem for two reason:

1. Two ducks sharing nests often fight over the ducklings once they hatch. This fighting can easily injure or kill a duckling.

2. Mule ducks hatch earlier than Muscovy eggs. If the mule ducklings hatch early and they go off with them then the pure muscovy eggs will get cold and die.