What do you think about Duckens?

[Fwoof]

I recently found out that you could cross a chicken with a duck! To me it's not the pretiest cross, but some people love them more than others! What do you think about duckens?

I don't own this photo

 

[sourland]

It's an impossibility. Chromosome count is too disparate to produce offspring.

 

[Fwoof]

It's an impossibility.

Really? I think so too, but there are a lot of people who have successfully bred them, so i've heard.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

What do you think about duckens?

Sounds like a set up, looks like photo shop, and does a disservice to both species.. also would produce only mules if even possible.. though the ladies (muscovy X mallard for example) are still reported to lay eggs they just won't ever be fertile for hatching.

I expect the cross could only be done one way.. with a rooster over a duck hen.. otherwise a chicken hen is bound to be injured by mating with a drake. Otherwise, possibly artificial insemination.

ETA: you should add.. think it's fake.. to your poll.

 

[Fwoof]

Sounds like a set up, looks like photo shop, and does a disservice to both species.. also would produce only mules if even possible.. though the ladies (muscovy X mallard for example) are still reported to lay eggs they just won't ever be fertile for hatching.

I expect the cross could only be done one way.. with a rooster over a duck hen.. otherwise a chicken hen is bound to be injured by mating with a drake. Otherwise, possibly artificial insemination.

Wow, I did not know about any of this.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's fake. Like crossing a hummingbird to a sparrow

 

[Fwoof]

It's fake. Like crossing a hummingbird to a sparrow

Okay, the more comments I see about duckens makes me reconsider...

 

[Fwoof]

Thank you for the info.
Mind if i send this to somebody I know who has a Silkie who's in love with a Cayuga?

 

[Painted Calls]

It's an impossibility. Chromosome count is too disparate to produce offspring.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

The photo is fake. As has been said, ducks and chickens are far too different genetically to reproduce and create offspring. Chickens and guineas are possible but extremely rare, but a duck and a chicken would be like crossing a dolphin with a dog.
There is a lot of misinformation out on the internet, and a lot of people who create such falsehoods for attention and clout. Please always be careful.