Is this normal for Khaki Campbell drake?

[wolfinator]

My one Khaki Campbell drake has changed his colors strangely enough. Is this normal to happen.
The first photo was taken on 1/23/18 (he's the one on the right). The second photo is of him now: no black feathers, no curl tail but he still has his raspy voice. He is almost a year old too. He now more resembles my girls. Has any one else seen this happen. My other drake is 6 weeks older and is unchanged (photo #4).

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Another of him

#4 Both drakes now
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Thanks for your input.

 

[wolfinator]

Photo of both my drakes now.

 

[carlyducks]

Im sure someone else who knows more will help, but the only thing that I can think of is that maybe he molted? I know ducks lose feathers and change colors in a molt so he may be in the process of that?

 

[wolfinator]

Im sure someone else who knows more will help, but the only thing that I can think of is that maybe he molted? I know ducks lose feathers and change colors in a molt so he may be in the process of that?

That's what I was thinking. These are my first, so I'm still learning. Thx.

 

[MagpieDucks]

He's in his eclipse plumage now. He will return to full plumage in the fall.

 

[Flockandfowl46]

He may be coming out of his eclipse going back to the mallard roots of the breed. Something may be confusing his timing a bit my ducks sometimes get a bit confused the first year

 

[wolfinator]

He may be coming out of his eclipse going back to the mallard roots of the breed. Something may be confusing his timing a bit my ducks sometimes get a bit confused the first year

I have been trying to learn more on molting, I know it easy to tell the drakes apart for now. Mine are a bit strange, up all night and sleep part of day, so a confused molting duck seems normal. It's like they're on night patrol duty.

 

[Nuchi]

I don't know much about the matter and it sounds like its solved, just when I read what you first said I was reminded seeing a thing on how in rare cases poultry will change sex/go hermy. Just the cases where with all female groups with the absence of males and they where not sure if it was environmental or hereditary or what.

 

[wolfinator]

I just can't wait to see what he'll look like afterwards.

 

[chickens really]

It's eclipse and it doesn't take long before they are looking right and back to breeding..