Feathers coming off my 8 week old Pekin ducklings

[Sweetfolly]

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Yep - all of my ducklings go through their first molt sometime between 2 and 3 months old. They get a little "raggedy" looking, but they'll soon have shiny new feathers to replace all the lost ones.

 

[jmc]

some of my anconas are dropping belly feathers like a pillow factory. interesting to see others experiencing the same sort of thing. mine will all be 9 wks old monday. just wanted to chime in.

 

[Cconnor]

Omg - I love this website. My girl is 8 weeks and I swear she got her feathers in way faster than my drake. My drake still has some baby down. My girl on the other hand starting yesterday just keeps losing feathers from her tummy. This post has def calmed me down. I just took her to the vet for a well check last week and all was good there. Here is what I picked up after her nightly preening