What do you think about Duckens?

[Pampered chicken girl]

This is exactly the reason we all advise against keeping drakes in with hens. It is extremely dangerous for a drake to penetrate a chicken hen. Chickens are NOT made to have anything enter their vent. It can be deadly to them.

Also to add that a drake mating the chicken hen would not change the egg shape or size

 

[ColtHandorf]

Too bad it wasn't submitted for the annual BYC April Fools event.. I bet that one would get tons of feedback from hopeful weirdo's..( I mean BYCer's)!

The Facebook group would eat it right up.

 

[ColtHandorf]

For a list of hybrids that have actually taken place feel free to visit the following link.

Feathersite Hybrids

For the record, hybridization, especially in rare species in aviculture is generally frowned upon by serious hobbyists.

 

[sourland]

But I am saying a male duck will try with hens because I’ve seen it.

Will try, will succeed, and will potentially cause her to prolapse her reproductive tract.

 

[-Olive-]

Even if it was possible I would not like to see it. Sometimes we mess too much with nature.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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

They don’t exist.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Even if it was possible I would not like to see it. Sometimes we mess too much with nature.

Actually they don't look that bad

 

[Painted Calls]

They don’t exist.

Are you sure? I found these on the internet. Surely they're real.

 

[-Olive-]

Actually they don't look that bad

I was thinking more the implications it would have on their health. (sorry didnt explain it well )

 

[-Olive-]

Are you sure? I found these on the internet. Surely they're real.
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100% real. My ex boss’ cousin’s sister in law’s aunty had one (apparently).