Feathers growing over caruncles, just curious

[Skye'sDucks]

My Muscovy drake recently has gotten caruncles down his neck a bit, but as he has been in a molt there are feathers growing back over them. I didn't think this was possible? Is this common?

Just curious about the topic. Always eager to learn something new and fascinating about my birds. He's going to be 2 soon (I think he was hatched sometime in August, actually) and he hasn't had the caruncles on his neck for too long. A couple months. Now they're almost entirely gone, covered by new feathers.

This was what he used to look like: (Please excuse the filthy water bowl!)

This is him now:

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are still there though right? I can only feel my drakes carnucles on his neck can't see them until he starts molting then they get covered again once his feathers come back in. He's 8yrs old.

 

[BuffOrpington567]

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[Skye'sDucks]

They are still there though right? I can only feel my drakes carnucles on his neck can't see them until he starts molting then they get covered again once his feathers come back in. He's 8yrs old.

Yes, they're still there, just the feathers are starting to cover over them. I never realized that would happen.

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lol what...?