At this rate they'll be bald!!

[michelle89]

My ducks that is, they are still dropping feathers like crazy!! My yard looks like someone had a pillow fight!! They are about 5 months old so I think they have their adult feathers. Will it stop soon? This is my first time owning ducks so I'm learning as I go
Thanks for the help, everytime I've had a question or concern you guys always help me out!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Yep molting and it always looks like someone has been plucking ducks..

 

[jdywntr]

Yup. I went outside a while back and thought something had gotten into the duck run. It looked like a duck had exploded by all the feathers (of course they were from my fawn & white runner so very noticable).

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

My ducks are 5 months old, and only my ancona has molted, but I never saw thet she had lost feathers, I only noticed that there were feather on the ground lol.

 

[RunnerWhisperer]

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Ha ha ha! That was probably a site to see!! I find a few white down feathers here and there but not many yet. Mostly in their pen stuck to the chicken wire. I think it blows up into it and sticks.

 

[zzGypsy]

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ha! yep, that's what I always say... you know they're molting when you go in the yard and it looks like a duck exploded!
or if it looks like you tarred and feathered your fence.