Jelly Bean Growth Thread.

[MysteryChicken]

Here is Jelly Bean with a RJF/Hybrid. I was gonna use her mother, but she wasn't in the henhouse for easy snatching. The RJF/Hybrid is very wild, hard to catch, & was alittle bit of a jerk. She's going through an eclipse molt.

Here's Jelly Bean next to a soda can.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Adorable!!

Also- eclipse molt only happens in ducks, as far as I’m aware of. I think yours is going through either a juvenile molt or just a regular molt.

You always have such pretty birds

 

[black_cat]

Adorable!!

Also- eclipse molt only happens in ducks, as far as I’m aware of. I think yours is going through either a juvenile molt or just a regular molt.

You always have such pretty birds

What does eclipse molt mean?

 

[HuffleClaw]

What does eclipse molt mean?

When a duck sheds its flight feathers and basically molt & grow in their bright plumage again.

It’s only called eclipse in ducks.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Here is Jelly Bean with a RJF/Hybrid. I was gonna use her mother, but she wasn't in the henhouse for easy snatching. The RJF/Hybrid is very wild, hard to catch, & was alittle bit of a jerk. She's going through an eclipse molt.View attachment 2363844View attachment 2363846Here's Jelly Bean next to a soda can.View attachment 2363847View attachment 2363848View attachment 2363849

So cute! She's still pretty tiny. I wonder if she will always be on the smaller side.

 

[MysteryChicken]

What does eclipse molt mean?

It's a molt JungleFowl go through when breeding season is over. It's not as noticeable on the females. Males would lose their beautiful red plumage, sickle feathers, & their combs, & wattles shrink.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Adorable!!

Also- eclipse molt only happens in ducks, as far as I’m aware of. I think yours is going through either a juvenile molt or just a regular molt.

You always have such pretty birds

Look up JungleFowl Eclipse molt? She's 1 year old now, I got her at 10 weeks from an animal Swap last year.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So cute! She's still pretty tiny. I wonder if she will always be on the smaller side.

I actually think her mom is smaller then Jelly Bean. If she's in the henhouse tomorrow I'll grab her for another comparison photo.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Look up JungleFowl Eclipse molt? She's 1 year old now, I got her at 10 weeks from an animal Swap last year.

I see! Didn’t know junglefowl were special. Is it still considered eclipse since she’s a mix or do you know? I think it’s really interesting.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I see! Didn’t know junglefowl were special. Is it still considered eclipse since she’s a mix or do you know? I think it’s really interesting.

I believe hybrids go through a partial eclipse molt. During the fall through winter she's darker in color, while she's lighter in color during spring, & summer.

I'll have to get a picture of her in breeding plumage, but there's not a huge difference in the females.