How long will my Pekin's feathers remain yellow after a molt?

[gabbytheginger]

My Pekin duck was a beautiful white until he molted, some of him has turned back to snow white, however mainly his body and neck is still a light buttery yellow color. He is being exhibited at a county fair on the 28th and don't know if his feather color will affect his placing. He was a late March/early April chick. Is there anything I could do or feed him to help him get back to white? Or am I stuck with a yellow ducky?

 

[RachG75]

picture perhaps?

 

[gabbytheginger]

 

[gabbytheginger]

Not the best picture but they are very active

 

[lmnohos]

does he get in the sunshine much? i bought a duck from a farm & it was really dirty but still yellow after we washed it. it's getting whiter by the day & they are in the sun a lot. we have only had it here for 2 weeks & it's almost all white now. i was thinking it was the sun making my new duck's feathers whiten up, maybe it's just time...

 

[Miss Lydia]

@gabbytheginger I have also read that feeding corn can cause feathers to yellow.

 

[gabbytheginger]

He's not being fed much corn, however he's normally in the shade and hardly in the sun.

 

[Miss Lydia]

He's not being fed much corn, however he's normally in the shade and hardly in the sun.

In the heat most of us are having it would be dangerous for any of our ducks to be in the sun much.

 

[gabbytheginger]

In the heat most of us are having it would be dangerous for any of our ducks to be in the sun much.

It's not that bad around here right now, my indies lay in the sun no problem