Crested Ducks

The crest on the duck is formed from a mass of fatty tissue that emerges through a gap in the cranium (skull) From this, feathers grow. Crests vary from centrally placed, full crests, rather like powder puffs, to knobbly protuberances with just a few feathers; or the occasional earring when it has 'slipped'. The crested gene can be bred into any breed except Muscovy as one parent crested will breed a percentage of crested offspring .All crested seldom breed successfully but if they do produce better stock. If using a crested female with a large crest watch as the drake uses this as to ' assist ' mating and she can get injured easily. The tuft of feathers on the head, which occasionally appears, having been recognized as a point of attraction, selected and bred for of the off spring many will be plain headed but carry the crested gene so a crested drake will turn any breed crested. Information taken from: http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/crested.htm You can read more on this link

These ducks were given to us by a friend of ours
Anyway here some pics of them

female

male

God made a very strange animal
that's it for now

Quick post.....

This week has been pretty busy. We went to Tulsa on Thursday, went to the weekly auction here in OK and went to our friends house and did 7 loads of laundry (because our dryer stopped working for some reason).....WHEW!

But at least I have some time to do a blog post right now ;)
Here are a few pictures to end the post for tonight.

Judah waiting to be fed. Funny pup :)

Zion eating the milk foam

Oreo our alpine yearling doe

Snickers wanting a bottle, spoiled rotten!

This is duck, and yes that's her name, can barely fit in this watering pan for the chickens

Anyway, that's all.
Have a good day!