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[Welshies]

There around 8-9 months old

I don't think it's a molt then.

 

[chickens really]

Hello..
Please trust that your Ducks are fine and that is a molt. They will grow in beautiful flight feathers.

 

[Welshies]

Hello..
Please trust that your Ducks are fine and that is a molt. They will grow in beautiful flight feathers.

They are fine, but they're 8 months. Which is an abnormal molting age, isn't it?

 

[lomine]

Have you observed them mating? Even the male has it so all of them would be seen mating/dominating each other in the water.

But I think it looks like molting. It’s far lower down the sides than it would be if it was caused by mating. You would also see damage to the back of the head. Plus I’ve never heard of over mating causing wing feathers to drop. It is late for a winter molt but not totally unheard of.

 

[chickens really]

They are fine, but they're 8 months. Which is an abnormal molting age, isn't it?

No, it's not abnormal at all..There are fast growing Birds and slower growing Birds. Pekin are fast growing ..Spring is coming.

 

[Welshies]

No, it's not abnormal at all..There are fast growing Birds and slower growing Birds. Pekin are fast growing ..Spring is coming.

Okay. However, I know ducks molt first at 16 weeks. Then they have a second one. I thought directly after?

 

[chickens really]

Okay. However, I know ducks molt first at 16 weeks. Then they have a second one. I thought directly after?

Well, Ducks don't have the handbook on when things are to happen. Environment, feed and location plays into this also. Duck breeds are all different.

 

[mfabian007]

I feed them a mix of layer feed, cracked corn, and bird seed. They are usually free range and I would notice them mating in the pool that I have for them but I have them secured in there shelter now because of winter and have not had a pool in there because of the negative degree weather, but i have not seen them mating and they also have stopped laying. Their behavior seems fine though.

 

[chickens really]

I feed them a mix of layer feed, cracked corn, and bird seed. They are usually free range and I would notice them mating in the pool that I have for them but I have them secured in there shelter now because of winter and have not had a pool in there because of the negative degree weather, but i have not seen them mating and they also have stopped laying. Their behavior seems fine though.

They don't breed or lay eggs during a molt..They sound fine.

 

[lomine]

I would change to a feed with higher protein to support the new feather growth but otherwise they should be fine.