Colours Mid Moult & Moult Questions

[Tretinker]

Hi all,

Our wonderful ducklings (ducks?) Are going through their moult I believe the next stage is adult colours.

We have 2 x back and white, 1 X white and then 3 we aren't sure about. Is there any clue yet as to what they might look like?

We have the dark brown one is Dodger a male, light brown Lotus is also Male and Moon Pie who I think is a dusky apricot maybe? Or fawn and blue?

The boys moult is rough looking but Moon Pie is younger so hasn't really started but she is so beautiful

In the event that it's impossible to tell until they finish the moult when will that be the boys are 11 weeks.

Just realised Dodgers Picture is rubbish so will take another when I finish work

 

[Canadian Wind]

The plumage may also change from this juvenile moult to the adult one. So, don't count on these being final colours!

 

[Tretinker]

The plumage may also change from this juvenile moult to the adult one. So, don't count on these being final colours!

I think Lotus and Dodger will look quite different when they are finished. Does it take a few weeks?

 

[Canadian Wind]

For adult feathers to come in? Several months, actually. I had a Muscovy that had a black head in the Fall, and come Spring, her head was white with only a few specks of black!

 

[Tretinker]

For adult feathers to come in? Several months, actually. I had a Muscovy that had a black head in the Fall, and come Spring, her head was white with only a few specks of black!

No way that's madness!

It's absolutely driving me round the bend not knowing what they are going to look like.

I'm super impatient if you hadn't guessed

 

[Canadian Wind]

Lol! Most of us are And if you have drakes, they may change colour every Fall as they go into their Eclipse plumage!

 

[Tretinker]

Lol! Most of us are And if you have drakes, they may change colour every Fall as they go into their Eclipse plumage!

Wow, really! We've got 2 drakes, do mallard coloured drakes change?

 

[Canadian Wind]

YUP! I'm sure there are tons of pics online. My Welsh Harlequin drake lost all the green around his head.

 

[Tretinker]

I've googled endlessly and looking at lotus he had the colours of a female mallard so I'm not sure how that works

I just thought that black runners for example will stay black even if they moult or cumberland blue is still Cumberland blue even through a moult. How do you know what colour runner you have if they are always changing.

Custard our white one will stay white though, is that right?