Brinsea Turkey & Muscovy Duck Adopt an Egg Hatch-Along

[tviss711]

D1 is externally pipped on day 26, so that means it's not a Muscovy, lol.

D4 is internally pipped, so it's not a Moscovy either.

Oh boy! I don't know much about ducks to be honest, but hopefully that's a good thing! Go baby go!

 

[casportpony]

What other kinds of ducks do you have that they could be?

Mutt ducks!

 

[Molpet]

Mutt ducks!

Can Muscovy interbreed with the mallard based breeds?

 

[casportpony]

Can Muscovy interbreed with the mallard based breeds?

They sure can, and that has happened, but go 32 days instead of 35.

 

[Molpet]

They sure can, and that has happened, but go 32 days instead of 35.

Are they fertile or sterile like mules?
Do they taste like Muscovy or regular duck or something else?

 

[tlcmurphy]

T1 & T2 are externally pipped!

Yay! Poults on the way!

 

[casportpony]

Are they fertile or sterile like mules?

All Muscovy/Quacker duck crosses are sterile.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/mule-du...KGVv8vPI6CAKTXA-vo_abMVEwXpqkqeZ2RMWbJzOg4eWb

Muscovy and domestic ducks (such as the Pekin - which were developed from Mallards) are very different as they have been genetically isolated for over 50 million years. They can be crossed but you get some very interesting results. If you cross a Muscovy male with a Pekin female you will hatch moulards (or mule ducks); if you cross a Pekin male with a Muscovy female the progeny are called hinnies.

In Europe and in Asia many mule ducks are produced because of their large size, quality liver and reduced fat content in the carcass. Artificial insemination has been developed in ducks due to the desire to produce mule ducks. If left to mate naturally, the fertility is only 20-30%. Artificial insemination brings the fertility up to 80%. Whereas a Pekin takes 28 days to hatch and a Muscovy takes 35 days, a mule or hinny takes 32 days to hatch.

Approximately 60% of mule ducks are males. Some of their characteristics are like the Muscovy as they are large, quiet, slow moving and have long claws but are also like Pekin as they swim well, the males and females are much the same size and they do not fly.

Hinnies are not grown commercially. Males hinnies are much larger than female hinnies, like the muscovy, yet the females look like Pekins but fly quite well.

Mules and hinnies cannot reproduce. Both males are sterile and only the hinny females lay eggs (though they cannot hatch). If you have Muscovy and Pekin together, the chances are poor that they will cross but if they do, a hinny will probably be the result as Pekin males can catch Muscovy females easier than Muscovy males can catch Pekin females.

We do not produce mules or hinnies but thought you might enjoy this material on this interesting aspect of duck production and genetics.

Do they taste like Muscovy or regular duck or something else?

They taste like duck eggs!

 

[casportpony]

Yay! Poults on the way!

I'm warming up the hatcher.

 

[Molpet]

All Muscovy/Quacker duck crosses are sterile.

https://www.metzerfarms.com/mule-du...KGVv8vPI6CAKTXA-vo_abMVEwXpqkqeZ2RMWbJzOg4eWb



They taste like duck eggs!

Thanks that's what I thought about sterile.
I was thinking about how the meat tasted
but I see why it might have sounded like egg's taste

 

[horselover1999]

Go T9, T10, and T14!