Miniature Muscovies?

[casportpony]

Here are the same two today:




-Kathy

 

[HeritageGoose13]

Great pictures.

Something else I was thinking of:

I was looking at muscovy x mallard crosses.

Muscovy drake x mallard hen: mule duck.

Mallard drake x muscovy hen: hinny.

Hinnies are always infertile, but apparently in very rare cases male mule ducks can be fertile. What I am wondering is: are these mule drakes fertile to mallards, muscovies or both? These rare fertile drakes could be used to make new breeds, right? You would have a huge new potential, as far as genetics go, by mixing these species... assuming fertility did not decrease with each generation or something like that.

I know the cayuga is rumored to have American Black duck ancestry, which I believe because of the lack of drake feathers common in the breed. Also, I read that the Australian Spotted has ancestry of some unknown wild duck and Northern Pintail. Wild mallard x pintails are rare, but I don't know if that is because it is difficult to achieve genetically or if their habitats/mating habits naturally prevent this.

 

[buff goose guy]

if u look back most offspring by these mule ducks tend to either die or have terrible birth defects/ disorders.

 

[casportpony]

Great pictures.

Something else I was thinking of:

I was looking at muscovy x mallard crosses.

Muscovy drake x mallard hen: mule duck.

Mallard drake x muscovy hen: hinny.

Hinnies are always infertile, but apparently in very rare cases male mule ducks can be fertile. What I am wondering is: are these mule drakes fertile to mallards, muscovies or both? These rare fertile drakes could be used to make new breeds, right? You would have a huge new potential, as far as genetics go, by mixing these species... assuming fertility did not decrease with each generation or something like that.

I know the cayuga is rumored to have American Black duck ancestry, which I believe because of the lack of drake feathers common in the breed. Also, I read that the Australian Spotted has ancestry of some unknown wild duck and Northern Pintail. Wild mallard x pintails are rare, but I don't know if that is because it is difficult to achieve genetically or if their habitats/mating habits naturally prevent this.

I have a bunch of quacker/muscovy crosses and so far none are fertile.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

if u look back most offspring by these muke ducks tend to either die or have terrible birth defects/ disorders.

Good thing mine aren't fertile.

-Kathy

 

[HeritageGoose13]

if u look back most offspring by these mule ducks tend to either die or have terrible birth defects/ disorders.

Really? Do you have a source? I don't doubt it, I'm just curious for more information. I know the fertility is very rare.

 

[buff goose guy]

yes i do my ap biology teacher and ap genetics director ( im takeing early college classes for the summer so i can get into college earlier )

 

[HeritageGoose13]

Oh, I see. That's nice that you're doing school work on an interesting subject. Everything I learned in school was useless!

 

[buff goose guy]

lol

 

[Amykins]

FYI, the one with the bacterial infection was treated and caught up to the rest of her siblings.

-Kathy

YYYYYYES!!!!