Crested Cream Legbar Rooster without a crest?

[Happy Hill Farmstead]

I took some more pictures of his head and I think he looks like he has a Mohawk around his comb

 

[NatJ]

I took some more pictures of his head and I think he looks like he has a Mohawk around his comb

In that case, he might have the crest gene, and just have a very small crest.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I just have to point out, that tufts are absolutely different than crests. Completely different place on the head

 

[Happy Hill Farmstead]

I just have to point out, that tufts are absolutely different than crests. Completely different place on the head

Are tufts on the cheeks and crests are on the top? What do you think about the Mohawk? Does it count as a crest?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are tufts on the cheeks and crests are on the top? What do you think about the Mohawk? Does it count as a crest?

Tufts are on cheeks. Crests are feathers on the top of the head. I honestly don't see anything on his head

 

[NatJ]

I just have to point out, that tufts are absolutely different than crests. Completely different place on the head

I assume you mean the things sometimes called "ear tufts", that are found in Araucanas in the USA? When I read about chicken genes, the one for that trait is called "ear tuft," and the chicken calculator uses the abbreviation Et for it. That seems like a good way to keep from confusing it with any other kind of "tuft" that might be discussed.

I've seen some people say "tuft" for a small crest on top of the head of a chicken (I agree, "crest" is a better word there.) But I can see why people would use it that way: apart from uses like "a tuft of grass," there is a species of duck called a "Tufted Duck" that has something sticking off the back of the head, and "tufted geese" have feathers on top of their heads, and a bird called "Tufted Titmouse" has feathers sticking out at the back of the head-- so using "tufts" to refer to things on the side of a chicken's head is actually the odd one out (probably why someone named the gene "ear tuft," to make it clear.)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I assume you mean the things sometimes called "ear tufts", that are found in Araucanas in the USA? When I read about chicken genes, the one for that trait is called "ear tuft," and the chicken calculator uses the abbreviation Et for it. That seems like a good way to keep from confusing it with any other kind of "tuft" that might be discussed.

I've seen some people say "tuft" for a small crest on top of the head of a chicken (I agree, "crest" is a better word there.) But I can see why people would use it that way: apart from uses like "a tuft of grass," there is a species of duck called a "Tufted Duck" that has something sticking off the back of the head, and "tufted geese" have feathers on top of their heads, a bird called "Tufted Titmouse" has feathers sticking out at the back of the head-- so using "tufts" to refer to things on the side of a chicken's head is actually the odd one out (probably why someone named the gene "ear tuft," to make it clear.)

Yes.

I've only ever seen crested ducks, never tufted ducks

 

[NatJ]

Yes.

I've only ever seen crested ducks, never tufted ducks

They are a different species (Aythya fuligula), not the usual domestic ones (Anas platyrhynchos or Cairina moschata)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_duck

 

[Happy Hill Farmstead]

Yes.

I've only ever seen crested ducks, never tufted ducks

We raise Roman Tufted Geese and their puff is on top of their heads

 

[Happy Hill Farmstead]

We raise Roman Tufted Geese and their puff is on top of their heads