Drakes Eclipse/Nuptial Plumage pics

[WVduckchick]

Does anyone else want to share some pictures of drakes comparing their eclipse and nuptial plumage variations?

This is my Call drake, Jax, over the last few months.

Editing to add quotes from later in this thread with links to articles on this subject.:

Here is a picture I found:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mallard_getting_eclipse_plumage.jpg

Here it is:https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2017/08/ducks-molt-too.html

Now...as my duck is a pekin there is no color change in his feathers, but I will post a pic cuz who does not want to see little jeffery????

Read this link:
https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2017/08/ducks-molt-too.html



I posted this link in the message above.

I apologize if this is the same lol that was already posted. . I didn't go back and look
http://www.ducks.org/conservation/w...ence/understanding-waterfowl-the-amazing-molt

Here is another good explanation of molting in ducks: https://104homestead.com/duck-molting/

 

[casportpony]

Great thread idea! And those pictures really show how different they look.

 

[DellaNTuff]

Great post! As you know just learning about this and would love to see other Drakes changes!

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

Do they make those changes every season, or just once?

 

[WVduckchick]

Do they make those changes every season, or just once?

I believe its usually annually. It takes them a couple months or so to go thru the whole process.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

Jeeze, and I thought it was difficult to tell my identical Pekins apart...

 

[WVduckchick]

Jeeze, and I thought it was difficult to tell my identical Pekins apart...

I told my husband yesterday that I bet he couldn't walk outside and pick out Jax, since he looks so different now.

 

[BantyChooks]

Good thread idea. My Snowy drake is just about done his moult into eclipse plumage. He looks quite funny.

 

[WVduckchick]

Good thread idea. My Snowy drake is just about done his moult into eclipse plumage. He looks quite funny.

Well... collage up some pics for us!

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

This thread has prompted me to look on Amazon for some poultry leg bands. Which then prompted me to look in my garage at the 100's of colored zip ties that I already own for free. Thanks!