Crested Domestic Ducks

 

 

 

Domestic duck crested  Domestic duck crested  Domestic duck crested 

This drake, left (with tail curl from Mallard ancestry), and duck, centre, are "Crested" Ducks. The "bobble" is usually the result of crossing a bird with a crested gene and one without. Only about 30% of the resulting offspring will sprout crests. If two crested ducks breed, the offspring will usually die. As domestic ducks they are usually bred for ornamental purposes.
  Domestic duck double-crested  Conductor 

Crested duck with Call duck

Double crest

The conductor
     

Half-crest

    
Domestic duck crested     

An accidental hairnet

Appleyard and Crested ancestry

 A very mixed up hybrid (wild/domestic/crested?)
       

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