Is my duck molting?

[DuckDuckSook]

Hello Friends! I am pretty sure my chocolate Runner duck is molting right now. I've included pics below. Can you please confirm this for me? I just want to make sure that is what is going on and she isn't dealing with some other issue. I feel bad she is molting right now when it's so cold out.

 

[casportpony]

Looks like a late moult to me. Make sure she has a place to stay warm and dry and she should be okay.

 

[DuckDuckSook]

Looks like a late moult to me. Make sure she has a place to stay warm and dry and she should be okay.

Thanks for your reply. I thought so. They have plenty of hay in their run to snuggle down into and I have 7-8 inches of pine shavings in their coop. In a few days, it will be a little warmer (in the upper 30s and mid 40s) so that will give her a break from this super cold weather.

 

[casportpony]

I think she will be fine if you can keep her dry & warm.

 

[KaleIAm]

Both of my ducks are molting a bit right now as well. There are feathers everywhere! I tried explaining to them that it's far too cold for that but they don't seem care.

I'm giving them plenty of dry bedding, and no swimming water on below freezing days. Since my girls are older (8 ish) they also have a sweeter heater. But they only use it when it's several degrees below freezing. I try not to worry about it much. Ducks seem more ok with the cold than we are.