duck id

[sleipnerofasgard]

saw this today




some kind of cross breed perhaps?

[aeshna5]

Female Mallard that appears to have some domestic genes in her (apart from Muscovy, all domestic ducks are derived from Mallard).

[big bill]

I agree with aeshna this is a female Mallard Duck

[Gill Catton]

this is a domestic duck, descended from mallard stock. It looks stockier in build so probably a table breed.

[coasty]

looks like a fem mallard to me...

[Gill Catton]

compare with Cherrybee's female mallard pic here see how this duck is much darker and the head and neck slimmer in comparison, a less chunky bird...

[malantone]

This is definitely a mallard cross domestic breed, probably a pond duck.
The local RSPB reserve has several, mostly crossed with a muscovi drake that has made a home there and rapes every wild duck it can get hold of,
the wild drakes don`t have a chane against this monster, I asked the warden if I could shoot him and his offspring, in order to return the reserve to wild pure bred species, he said he couldn`t sanction that, so I guess he`ll finish up with a reserve full of Xbred ducks as the offspring drakes are nearly as big as their father.
Does anyone know the official RSPB line about keeping breeds pure??

TONY A.

[Gill Catton]

I don't think the RSPB has much interest in domestic ducks such as muscovy or domestic mallard derived breeds as they tend to be concerned with wildbirds - these other birds are almost livestock really.

[malantone]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

I don't think the RSPB has much interest in domestic ducks such as muscovy or domestic mallard derived breeds as they tend to be concerned with wildbirds - these other birds are almost livestock really.

That`s the point,would they condone the eradication of escaped domestic breeds on a RSPB reserve which are rapeing every wild breed they can grab, and producing crossbred ducks which are bigger and stronger than their wild cousins, and will mate with any other breed, unlike wild duck that only mate with their own kind.
Tony A.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by malantone

That`s the point,would they condone the eradication of escaped domestic breeds on a RSPB reserve which are rapeing every wild breed they can grab, and producing crossbred ducks which are bigger and stronger than their wild cousins, and will mate with any other breed, unlike wild duck that only mate with their own kind.
Tony A.

I'm not sure if muscovy mallard hybrid are fertile or not? Otherwise all of the other duck are likely to only mate with other mallards as they are the same species. I think its a case of in urban areas in particular the horse has not only bolted but is several counties away when it comes to original mallards but I don't think its so much of a problem further out - though I could be wrong.