Something is wrong with my Muscovy girl

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My sweetest Muscovy female (daisy) is not well, she seems very pale and slow acting. She is free ranged and gets fed grain 2 times a day. I tried feeding her some peas today and she ate them but now as vigorously as my other girls. Here are pictures of her vs my other females. Notice how her carnucles and feet are pale compared to them.
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Daisy:
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Vs the other female:
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here is a random female (to the left) next to daisy (to the right)
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I’m just worried about her, the paleness is really weird, especially with her beak, carnucles, and feet.
What can I do?
 
Is she starting to molt? They generally get a bit more pale during this time as bright red is usually an indication of fertility during the breeding season. I've also seen them act like they don't always feel well during a molt.
 
Is she starting to molt? They generally get a bit more pale during this time as bright red is usually an indication of fertility during the breeding season. I've also seen them act like they don't always feel well during a molt.
Oh that’s such a relief, she could be, this week has suddenly gotten really cold so that would make sense! Thank you!!
 

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