Crested Ducks

[~goingcluckcrazy~]

I am interested to know peoples experience with theese! Here are some outline questions

1. What are there genes like as such? like can you breed crested to crested? I read somewhere you cannot its lethal?

2. Hatch rates what are yours like?

3. Are they friendly?

And any other info you have!!
Thanks!!

 

[~goingcluckcrazy~]

No one has crested ducks?

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

Fattie had some really nice ones.. Not sure if she still does. She knows alot about them and can probably help you. I know NOTHING about Crested ducks...

 

[duckyfromoz]

You can breed crested to crested - but yes it can be fatal to developing ducklings. Those that inherit the gene from each parent will die before hatching. The gene itself is incompletely dominant- basically that means that it doesnt always get passed on.

Breeding with a drake who displays a crest i have been getting 2 crested ducklings out of six hatched, with a huge difference in the size and position of the crest. Pretty much all the eggs I set are hatching- the rate not different at all from eggs set from non crested ducks/ drakes.

I have a crested Runner- you can get cresteds varieties of most breeds of ducks, so you can get a little variety in their character and temperament depending on the breed.

The crest on this duckling looks a good size- but as the duckling grew- the crest seemed to increase in size at a greater rate. It ended up a very large crest and grew more over one side than the other- but didnt have any effects on the duckling. I have another now with a perfect crest- but when hatched it was very small- something to watch for when breeding cresteds - as if to large they can impede on the sight of the duck.