We have White Crested Ducklings for sale hatching February to November.
The White Crested Duck is pure white with orange feet and bills. Their appearance is much the same as the Pekin except for their large crest of feathers on the top of their head.
American Poultry Association Class: Medium Duck Class
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Conservation Status: Not listed
The adult weight of our strain of White Crested ducks is 6-7.25 pounds. Our White Crested ducks lay 100-130 duck eggs per year. The white crested duck egg size is 80-90 grams. They have a fair mothering ability.
This breed carries a gene which prevents about 25% of the fertile eggs from hatching. An additional 25% do not hatch with the crest. But those that do hatch are perfectly healthy and are a good dual purpose breed as they lay an admirable quantity of eggs and grow rapidly if you want to butcher those that do not hatch with the crest. The Ducks we ship will all have large, quality crests on them.
The show quality of our White Crested breeders is excellent show quality.
History: White Crested ducklings originated in Holland.
I recently had a customer ask me: are all crested ducks male? Crested ducks are not all males.
