Has anyone bred Pekin and welsh harlequin ducks together??

[danielley101215]

i want to breed my Pekin drake with my welsh harlequin female duck eventually. Anyone have pics and thoughts on the mix!!!??

 

[danielley101215]

That's what I have and just hatching eggs today (so far 3 of 5 hatched). Did you ever breed them? If so, do you have any pics?

Hello! Yes I actually did breed them I hatched some eggs in the incubator almost two years ago and this beautiful girl is one that I kept from my male Pekin and female welsh harlequin isn’t she a beauty! Congrats btw on your hatch please do post some pics

the last two are her swimming with mom and dad

 

[DavisDucks]

Oh wow!!! She sure is!!! Just gorgeous. Was she black & white as a duckling? Since you incubated them, how do they all react together (mom, dad, daughter)? Also, how long before you put them together? I'm told it's possible that some ducks will hurt a duckling (even I'd the offspring) that they did not sit & hatch themself so, I'm a little nervous. These are my babies so far. And thank you so much, I'm already in love!!

 

[DavisDucks]

We are making it not as wide, and the better wheels will be here soon

 

[DavisDucks]

Well, nightly update.... she ate 2 full meals this evening (early evening & 45minutes ago). Warm water, warm mash..... held her upright against my chest for awhile, just laid her down. No seizures, sleeping like a log. Thank goodness!! Just going to take it day by day. We're working her legs little by little.
Shes our Joy!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats on the sweet ducklings!!
As for putting them together. Don't your going to have to brood them yourself. They will never see them as theirs. She actually has to hatch them and imprint them to her and her to them. Once they begin to get around good and you have nice days take them outside so they can see the adults and adults can see them but it will be at least 4 months before they can actually be together. since you have a drake and they can want to breed young ducks before they should be bred. So enjoy them inside for now once fully feathered have a safe place where they can be out side but not with the adults. See no touch pens and coop are best.

 

[danielley101215]

 

[casportpony]

Have you tried giving it any of the vitamin b complex orally? I think I would do that and I would give it some vitamin e orally too.

 

[Eggcessive]

How cute is that? Great job.

 

[DuckyDonna]

That's what @Runner duck mom gave Olive after the vet said there was no point and she wouldn't live through the weekend! I had some baytril and ran it over to her and now 6 months later she's doing great and never looked better! Just do it!