Duck loosing color?

[keitorin]

Hello! My muscovy female has become much lighter over the past months, she was a dark brown but now she’s almost white. I know her feathers are lighter from getting sun bleached. However, i posted a photo of her today comparing her to what she looked like a few months ago and one of my friends said her bill has gotten lighter too! She thought it might be some kind of deficiency. I don’t think it is but i wanted to come here for advice. She gets duck food daily and also gets worms and greens, and what else she finds in the yard. She’s so grumpy right now. She’s trying to go broody but she’s not serious about staying on the nest. She’s just so mean! lol. Here are some photos of what she looks like now and what she used to look like.

 

[CayugaJana]

@Soon2BChixMom @Miss Lydia ??

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

That is a big change. How old is she?
Maybe @Nyla or @learycow Can offer some advice.

 

[keitorin]

That is a big change. How old is she?
Maybe @Nyla or @learycow Can offer some advice.

Shes about 8 months old. Her back is still extremely dark where her wings cover.

 

[casportpony]

I have a couple of chocolates that look like that right now. Her caruncles are nice and red!

 

[keitorin]

I have a couple of chocolates that look like that right now. Her caruncles are nice and red!

Yes! I definitely think it’s just from the sun, especially since her back is still dark.

 

[casportpony]

Yes! I definitely think it’s just from the sun, especially since her back is still dark.

Chocolate is my favorite Muscovy color, but it sure does bleach out quickly.

 

[CayugaJana]

Chocolate is my favorite Muscovy color, but it sure does bleach out quickly.

It is very pretty!

 

[keitorin]

Chocolate is my favorite Muscovy color, but it sure does bleach out quickly.

It does, I have 2 other muscovys and they are black, and they haven’t bleached at all. I’m excited for her to get her brown feathers back this fall!

 

[CayugaJana]

I think both light and dark brown is pretty.