What are these spots on my ducks bill?!?

[Miss Lydia]

Not only did my females bill get speckled but it got a green tint to it she’s 5 months old

 

[onaharley]

Not only did my females bill get speckled but it got a green tint to it she’s 5 months old View attachment 1926643

Awe she’s sooooo adorable

 

[onaharley]

Perfectly normal to spots/freckles show up on your hens bills or feet. When laying eggs they will draw from their bills and feet to provide nutrition to the egg. The older the hen the more freckles they will have/show.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Perfectly normal to spots/freckles show up on your hens bills or feet. When laying eggs they will draw from their bills and feet to provide nutrition to the egg. The older the hen the more freckles they will have/show.

Interesting! My female is only a year and a half old and her bill is COVERED in spots. Is she really THAT old,for a duck??

 

[onaharley]

Interesting! My female is only a year and a half old and her bill is COVERED in spots. Is she really THAT old,for a duck??

Sorry, i guess i should have used the term "mature" verse "older".

https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...es-the-black-spots-on-my-ducks-bill-H468.aspx


What causes the black spots on my duck's bill? Well...melanin and xanthophyll, of course! In most cases, black spots on a duck's bill and legs are simply melanin skin pigment, which is not harmful in any way. The pigment is usually already present, but covered with xanthophyll--a yellow-colored pigment absorbed from feeds containing corn, alfalfa, and other feed ingredients. Xanthophyll is also found naturally in the leaves of green plants, egg yolks, fat, and skin. In mature breeder ducks, after they have been laying eggs for awhile, more xanthophyll is absorbed by the egg yolk than the duck can consume in her feed. When this happens, her bill and legs start showing melanin skin pigment due to the bleaching or fading of the xanthophylls.

 

[quackiemama]

One of my pekins has some black spots aka freckles on her bill too. Nothing to worry about. Just gives me something else to tell them apart. LOL

 

[BecksBirbs]

To confirm, the freckles are nothing to be concerned about, or is there a supplement I should be giving my girl? My Pekin hen recently got freckles as well. She's 9 months old.

 

[Anime2lover]

Both my females have those spots as well. They are healthy yearlings. Their parents also had them. It is normal and harmless to them.

 

[Isaac 0]

Both my females have those spots as well. They are healthy yearlings. Their parents also had them. It is normal and harmless to them.

Pictures?

 

[Anime2lover]

Pictures?

I'll see if I can get a good pic of them. It's muddy and rainy today.