🪶 Crested
Ducks · breed reference
The pom-pom on the head grows out of a GAP IN THE SKULL, and the gene that makes it is LETHAL WHEN DOUBLED. BREEDING CAUTION: crest x crest loses about a quarter of the clutch in the shell and can leave survivors with neurological problems — always breed crested to plain-headed, which halves the crested hatch and costs nothing else. In Dutch still lifes since the 1600s; APA since 1874.
| Species | Duck |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Pets |
| Eggs per year | ~120 |
| First eggs | ~24 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~14 weeks |
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