White Crested Ducks
| Sex | Order | 1 to 29 | 30 to 124 | 125+ |
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| Unsexed | $17.00 | $12.75 | $9.25 | |
| Male | $13.50 | $10.25 | $7.50 | |
| Female | $24.00 | $18.00 | $13.25 |
The White Crested is also a classic breed, having records of its presence as early as 1660 due them being in paintings of Jan Steen. Other Dutch painters such as d'Hondecoeter, Dirk Wyntrack (1670), Peter Casteels III (1723) and Aart Schouman (at the end of the eighteenth century) also show Crested ducks. Interestingly the Crested duck was admitted into the American Registry (1874) before the British Registry (by 1910). Though they can make a good utility bird (eggs and meat) their popularity waned and it wasn't until the 1980s that their popularity rose again.
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The only crested breeders we have are White but we will occasionally have crested Blue Swedish, Rouen or Buff hatch. Any breed with a crest can be shown in the Crested class. The ideal crest is large, yet centrally located on the head. It is also not to be split into two lobes. According to several books, 25% of fertile eggs produced from Crested parents will die prematurely and 33% are supposed to hatch without crests. We do not seem to find this. In addition, over 90% of our White Crested ducklings have good sized crests. We do not sell a White Crested duckling unless it has a crest.
Customer Reviews of White Crested Ducks
5.0Alycia A. | Our babies arrived perfectly safe and as cute as can be
We had never purchased live birds before but were set on this breed and no where and our area offered them. Our two sweet girls came healthy, though a little tired, and are settling in nicely.
Erin R. | Love our White Crested female ducklings from Metzer Farms!
Metzer Farms is awesome! Our 3 White Crested ducklings were born on 1/10/22 in California and we had them at our house in Fuquay-Varina, NC the morning of 1/12/22. They arrived healthy at our post office. They are going to make awesome additions to our flock.
Katelyn G. | Love these
We've had Crested ducks in the past and loved their personality so I ordered more. I love them. Mine was slower growing at first but now is larger than all the others. I would suggest getting the expedited shipping on these as they don't do as well in the cold.
Lila C. | Great and healthy!
Arrived happy and healthy with my other ducklings. When full grown she never had the neurological issues said to be associated with this breed of duck. I was extremely happy with the quality of this duck.
Kristina M. | Crested Ducklings.
We ordered 3 Crescent ducklings. Along with 3 other ducks. We only lost one of the Crescent in shipping out of the 6. But very happy. As soon as I emailed Metzer Farms when I got home with them. They sent me a email that my new Crescent baby will be here next week along with a surprise duckling. My son was so sad one didn't come ok. But he is excited he gets another next week. TY Metzer.
Monica C. | Distinguished Gentleman
This guy is already my favorite, he's curious and has pretty blue intelligent eyes. The dang hat just is the cherry on top of this sweet baby cutie. Can't wait to see what he (or she) grows up to be!
Kelly P. | Great service
They are adorable. All arrived safely without any problems. Will definitely use again. Thank you so much!
Denise E. | white crested ducks
Ordered 4 crested ducklings, ALL arrived alive and well. The post office staff let me know that they looked after them till I could pick them up after work. They are the cutest and are doing well. They are almost 8 weeks now and still love to watch them. I would definitely order from here again!
Darlene S. | Crested ducklings
So darn adorable. Next day delivery without extra funds are thriving and healthy will buy again