Can call ducks and Muscovy mate?

[WilliamH]

Can a male call duck mate with a petite female Muscovy duck? Also do 1-2 Muscovy get along with other ducks? I heard they don’t like others

 

[LT71689]

muscovies CAN mate with other breeds but their offspring will be infertile, and because muscovies are so unlike mallard-derived breeds they really do prefer to keep to themselves. You absolutely can have a mixed flock but if you have muscovies you should keep 2 or more so that they do not get lonely (or mean to the other ducks) - they can't communicate properly with other ducks and they need more of their own breed as ducks are super social animals. If you give each group enough of their own kind, there's less probability of fighting.

 

[CoriM]

Aren't call ducks tiny compared to muscovies? I think you would need to be concerned if the female was the call - but I'm no expert.

 

[SolarDuck]

Aren't call ducks tiny compared to muscovies? I think you would need to be concerned if the female was the call - but I'm no expert.

Yes you would definitely need the male to be the call and the female to be muscovy, Muscovy males are massive and I assume they would kill a female call if trying to mate.