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You're right that only a quarter of the ducklings would get two crested genes, killing them. But I don't think The Duck ABCs was suggesting that all of the ducklings would die... Just that you shouldn't breed two ducks when you know that a quarter of the babies are definitely going to die. Also, it's my understanding that these ducklings sometimes die VERY LATE in development, and sometimes die AFTER they hatch. Sometimes they have really horrible neurological problems or their brains are exposed. My opinion is that you would basically be torturing them for the short time that they're alive, when all you'd have to do to avoid it all would be to use a non-crested duck for breeding (which would still produce some crested babies). I would never ever in a million years breed two crested ducks.
You're right that only a quarter of the ducklings would get two crested genes, killing them. But I don't think The Duck ABCs was suggesting that all of the ducklings would die... Just that you shouldn't breed two ducks when you know that a quarter of the babies are definitely going to die. Also, it's my understanding that these ducklings sometimes die VERY LATE in development, and sometimes die AFTER they hatch. Sometimes they have really horrible neurological problems or their brains are exposed. My opinion is that you would basically be torturing them for the short time that they're alive, when all you'd have to do to avoid it all would be to use a non-crested duck for breeding (which would still produce some crested babies). I would never ever in a million years breed two crested ducks.
