Duck crosses

[Donna2410]

Dear all,

I have some Pekin X Aylesbury ducklings at the moment almost ready for the freezer.

I am looking to keep 3 of the females to start a new breeding group.

I have a beautiful big Saxony drake who is currently paired with a German Pekin female.
I'm wondering, meat wise, what a Saxony cross Pekin x Aylesbury would be like?


Am I better off sourcing an unrelated Pekin Drake?

We're just starting with meat ducks and I'm looking for a good size bird, but I've heard the Saxony flavour is excellent.

Has anyone perfected the meat size/ flavour combo?


We have lots of room to experiment- would love to hear the thoughts of others

 

[Mylied]

I mix pekin with muscovy and get good sized offspring. The fertility isn't so great. I've heard good things about saxony but don't have personal experience with them. If you give it a try let me know how it goes. I'm in the market for a new drake myself. I was thinking a white muscovy but with all the fertility issues, maybe not.