yellow around eyes?

[critters]

happened to notice today that a few of my peas have some light yellow coloring
showing up on their faces around their eyes (not in the eyes)....does anyone know what this is from??
can't say that I remember seeing it there before .....and will the yellow color stay there?
I have only been into peafowl for about 6-7 months so am still learning so any
advice or hints are welcome...

noticed this in some that are about 4-5 months old...

 

[deerman]

That happen if fed alot of corn even in ib.....but some spalding and all greens have yellow cheeks

 

[critters]

ok...these are spalding so maybe thats it then...thanks...
and they aren't fed too much corn yet....if anything maybe too little..

will the yellow feathers fade away as they get older?

 

[MinxFox]

It isn't the feathers it is the actual facial skin that is yellow. In green peafowl they have a lot of yellow on their face:
http://www.castlebury.net/green-04/DSC_0035-head closeup(2).jpg

 

[PeepsCA]

Yellow around the eyes like this?

This is an older IB Hen that was feral on a friend's ranch, living off the land and what little chicken scratch she could manage to sneak here and there. Wasn't sure if she has some Spalding in her, or if it was diet. But now that I have had her penned up and on game bird feed plus lots of healthy goodies & veggies (no corn or scratch) fpr almost 6 wks, the yellow patches have faded some. I need to get some current pics of her

 

[deerman]

Quote:

. Yes i have seen that in ib...fed alot of corn.

 

[zazouse]

I don't feed corn and my peas don't eat flock raiser anymore unless they are really, really ,hungry and some of them have yellow skin under the eye like PeepsCA.
I figured they had some green blood in them.
Could that be the case deerman?

 

[MinxFox]

Do wild India blue peafowl get yellow on their face?

 

[critters]

the yellow I am seeing is like what PeepCA had shown....maybe a little lighter in color...
but in the same area...

 

[critters]

zazouse....whats in that pan your peas are eating?? grapes? and ???