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
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
that's it for now
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