
Can a Mallard mate with a Pekin? - Birdful
Jan 25, 2024 · Yes, Mallards and Pekins can mate and produce hybrid ducklings. However, there are some important considerations: The hybrid ducklings may not be fertile, so breeding future …
Pekin/Mallard Cross | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Feb 16, 2015 · I'm curious, is your mallard/pekin able to fly? I have a mixed duckling that I suspect may be this cross. He cannot fly; he got the Pekin size. This is how the duckling turned out (his …
American Pekin - Wikipedia
The Pekin or White Pekin is an American breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for meat. [6][7] It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, [8] and …
Mallard – Odd Couple – DFW Urban Wildlife
May 8, 2014 · This species is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic ducks. The American Pekin Duck, Pekin duck, or Long Island duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica, or Anas peking), …
Can mallards mate with domestic ducks?
Mar 11, 2025 · The short answer is a resounding yes, mallards can and do mate with domestic ducks. This is a well-documented phenomenon observed both in the wild and in captive settings.
Pekin/ mallard cross | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Feb 25, 2024 · Recently I've started to notice my male Pekin Duck attempting to mate with my new female mallards. I've found online that crossing these two breeds can produce viable …
Mulard - Wikipedia
The mulard (or moulard) is a hybrid between two different genera of domestic duck: the Domestic Muscovy duck (derived from the Muscovy duck Cairina moschata) and the domestic duck …
Pekin/Mallard mixes? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Mar 25, 2010 · Wondering about this mix. One of my mallard ducks raised a brood and they all look very mallard like. They were her eggs. I have a mallard drake and a pekin drake. I can't …
Is A Pekin Duck A Mallard? - Sweetish Hill
Aug 7, 2022 · The Pekin duck is a domesticated duck used primarily for egg and meat production. It was bred from the Mallard in China, it was brought to the United States about 1873, where it …
Huge pekin trying to mate with mallard - BackYard Chickens
Jul 18, 2020 · They are several months old now and the pekin is regularly trying to mate with the mallard, and I’m so worried about him squishing her to the point of hurting her or drowning her.