Why is my Pekin turning yellow?

[Hennyhandler]

I have just realized recently that my Pekin is turning a creamy yellow shade on the head and body but not really on the wings. My Magpie is not showing these signs. I had heard awhile back about light doing this but I thought that was inside lights not natural lights. There is no other signs of illness or anything outside the norm. Thank you for any help.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Has your Pekin just been molting and is now growing back new feathers?? Or is it old feathers that are turning yellow?? When a pekin ducks has new feathers growing through they do have a slight creamy yellow colour about them- but they turn white again after a while.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Too much corn will turn the feathers yellowish as well.

 

[muddyhorse]

probably corn, some feeds like layena have marigold in them too. makes the egg yolks pretty makes the birds yellow. I was told to add wheat to my birds diet to improve the feathers.

 

[zazouse]

Mine did the same thing, i think it was the flock raiser that caused it, it had a yellow tint to it for a while, now it looks like layen and they are no longer yellow.

 

[Hennyhandler]

I have seen tons and tons of feathers around that are hers so that is a possibility and there was one time the other day that I gave them a handful of corn for the first time and that has been it so do you think that could do that to my ducky so drastically? I am also feeding my ducks flockraiser but that has been for awhile and I have seem no signs of a change beforehand. Any of these things seem more likely the culprit?

Also, My ducks were born right around Easter so as of now when should they be put on layer? Should I move them over when they get closer to laying but before they actually do in prep or should I wait for the first egg? Thank you for all the help.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

The sun will also turn them yellow. All my Pekins, my white Runners, and my Sebastopol geese all have a yellowish tint to them. They're not getting corn so it has to be the sun.

Laurie

 

[Edingerfarm]

That MUST be my problem here! My ducks eat only corn and whatever they forage. I will figure out what they need to have to eat along with corn.Thank you!

 

[Kimmyh51]

I read somewhere yellow feathers on white ducks was a sign of good health...?

Most of mine have gotten some yellow colour lately, and I feed little to no corn, and make up my own feed from scratch, so I am very sure corn isn't the reason behind it...
It's mid winter here, so I doubt it's the sun eithe, as I don't think they were this yellow in summer, when they obviously got a lot more sun, plus were on a pellet feed which probably had more corn than what they eat now...

 

[chickens really]

Yellow feathers happen before they molt. Just Old feathers. The new ones are bright and white.