Duckling help

[DucksAreBest]

Is it possible for a Muscovy to mate with either of my females In the photos?

Yes, they will mate and you could hatch that hybrid. BUT the offspring will be mule ducks meaning they won't be able to produce offspring.

 

[SolarDuck]

Is it possible your black duck is a muscovy hybrid? Those iridescent wing feathers really make me think Muscovy. If she is, then they are definitely not her babies, leaving only one possible mother.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Is it possible your black duck is a muscovy hybrid? Those iridescent wing feathers really make me think Muscovy. If she is, then they are definitely not her babies.

Oh, that's quite possible. A Muscovy and Call cross.

 

[DucksAreBest]

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@Pyxis, do you know what type of Call is that?

 

[SolarDuck]

Oh, that's quite possible. A Muscovy and Call cross.

Yikes... hopefully it was a Muscovy hen and a call drake and not the other way around .-.
@Bs11luke what drakes do you have? Just the Muscovy? If that little black duck with the green iridescent feathers is part Muscovy, which seems probable, then it's just a matter of determining which drake mated with your tan female.
(edit) looking back at the original duckling pictures, the tip of the bill and the feet do kind of remind me of Muscovy for some reason.

 

[DucksAreBest]

And her is the 3rd sibling who came out a complete different couler to the other 2..I only incubated 3 eggs and these are the 3 ducklings I’m confused View attachment 2577648

They are all a mix.

 

[DucksAreBest]

I can take some when home but the only drakes we have is one Muscovy and one mallard drake

@Bs11luke what drakes do you have? Just the Muscovy?

@Bs11luke, said that he has one muscovy drake and one mallard drake.

 

[SolarDuck]

@Bs11luke, said that he has one muscovy drake and one mallard drake.

Ah alright I did not see that, out of those two I would probably guess it was the Muscovy, but just a guess. The one that is the same color body but a different color bill has the typical Muscovy bill color that I am used to seeing.

 

[Bs11luke]

thanks for all the answers guys it’s been bugging me the last few days basically at the time these eggs was laid we had 2 drakes and 2 hens ,1 Muscovy drake and 1 I believe was mallard he looked just like the tan female in the photos but had the green head etc even tho he was quite tall and then the 2 females one is tan and one black the black one is very small and does have the iridescent feathers so I’m thinking she’s crossed ..maybe call duck cross Muscovy or even Cayuga? So possible fathers are Muscovy or mallard and the possible mothers are the ones shown in the pictures (tan/black) ..when the 3 eggs hatched we had the 2 dark chicks and also the very light one..do you think it’s possible for the small black female to be part Muscovy if it doesn’t have the red facial features? I would love to match the parents to the mother/father or maybe it’s a mix of both females eggs and the 2 black ducklings are the black females babies and the yellow belongs to the tan female? But have the same dads? Confused.com

 

[SolarDuck]

.do you think it’s possible for the small black female to be part Muscovy if it doesn’t have the red facial features?

Yes, the hybrids don't develop the red caruncles, she looks like a msycovy hybrid to me. Muscovy ducks and ducklings come in many different colors so I think most likely all 3 of the ducklings are also muscovy hybrid. Musvovy hybrids are infertile and cannot have any babies so you will not be able to further breed them if that is what they end up being.