Yellow chest feathers?

[DuckandChickenMom]

Hi y’all! I have a Silver Applegate who twice now has lost a bunch of her chest feathers, ending up with these yellow looking ones. The first time, her white feathers came back only for her to lose them again. She’s only 3 months old. Is this normal, should I be concerned?
Thank you!

 

[fatty and friends]

my white duck (pekin) always looks more yellow in the winter, probably just that!

 

[ruthhope]

My pekins are always creamier than my sons that are pure white. Different feed. I imagine my purina duck food has more corn than my son's organic layer pellets. We have swapped drakes for a few months and it takes 2 months for them to change.

 

[BelovedBirds]

My pekins are always creamier than my sons that are pure white. Different feed. I imagine my purina duck food has more corn than my son's organic layer pellets. We have swapped drakes for a few months and it takes 2 months for them to change.

that's really interesting!! Id say my girls are quite cream coloured....or mud coloured, depends on the time of day.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hi y’all! I have a Silver Applegate who twice now has lost a bunch of her chest feathers, ending up with these yellow looking ones. The first time, her white feathers came back only for her to lose them again. She’s only 3 months old. Is this normal, should I be concerned?
Thank you!

She's gorgeous! So pretty.
When you say "lost a bunch of chest feathers", do you mean in moult? Or something different? Babies lose their down feathers for teenage feathers, then teenage feathers for adult feathers-- and at this time of year, they may moult a little during fall, (not so much when young, the proper moult will be next year.)

Her feathers look okay to me, I dont think you have anything to worry about

 

[ruthhope]

that's really interesting!! Id say my girls are quite cream coloured....or mud coloured, depends on the time of day.

Muddy ducks? Noooo!!

 

[3xhhheather]

that's really interesting!! Id say my girls are quite cream coloured....or mud coloured, depends on the time of day.

mud coloured sounds about right lol

 

[BelovedBirds]

Muddy ducks? Noooo!!

muddy and PROUD!

 

[BabyGotQuack]

muddy and PROUD!
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Oh my gosh stop it! I don’t know how they can be so naughty and so cute at the same time!!

 

[DuckandChickenMom]

She's gorgeous! So pretty.
When you say "lost a bunch of chest feathers", do you mean in moult? Or something different? Babies lose their down feathers for teenage feathers, then teenage feathers for adult feathers-- and at this time of year, they may moult a little during fall, (not so much when young, the proper moult will be next year.)

Her feathers look okay to me, I dont think you have anything to worry about

Hi! At first I thought it might be molt, but then I googled the age a duck first molts and it said a duck could molt at 10 weeks, except she was only 8 at that time. Then as soon as those feather grew back, she immediately lost them again and doesn’t seem to be regrowing them this time.
I also noticed today that her cheeks have what look like yellow staining on them, near her bill area.
I’m a worry wart and it’s probably nothing, but also figure it’s better safe than sorry! Lol