Light Sussex turning yellow?

[A Chicken Owner]

I have a light sussex pullet that is around 18 weeks old. She is going through a partial moult and the new feathers look yellowish instead of white like her current feathers.
Any Ideas?

 

[ramirezframing]

I have read a few different places that if you feed alot of corn that this can turn white feathers yellow. I don't know how true this is

 

[3riverschick]

Quote: Get her out of the sun, wind and rain. lose the corn from the diet. stop giving her scratch(she doesn't need it). give her spouted oats instead.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/425134/anybody-raise-sprouts-to-feed-the-chickens/230
Put her on Poultry Nutri-Drench because of the stress of the moult, not the feather colors; Use 2cc per gallon.
http://www.bovidr.com/poultry.html
Best,
Karen
Waterford English Light Sussex
in western PA, USA

 

[A Chicken Owner]

I have read a few different places that if you feed alot of corn that this can turn white feathers yellow. I don't know how true this is

I think you're right about the corn. I'm from Australia so we're in winter now and the sun isn't strong at the moment. I feed her grower crumbles and that contains plenty of corn. I don't feed her scratch or corn on its own. Thanks for your help guys

 

[A Chicken Owner]

She free ranges all day so if I feed her oats only, will that have enough nutrition?

 

[Lily174]

Quote:
Get her out of the sun, wind and rain. lose the corn from the diet. stop giving her scratch(she doesn't need it). give her spouted oats instead.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/425134/anybody-raise-sprouts-to-feed-the-chickens/230
Put her on Poultry Nutri-Drench because of the stress of the moult, not the feather colors; Use 2cc per gallon.
http://www.bovidr.com/poultry.html
Best,
Karen
Waterford English Light Sussex
in western PA, USA

Wow, reduce her quality of life and pack her full of chemicals...and we wonder what’s wrong with the world