Silver appleyard 10 weeks old. Still changing?

[Cass8710]

Hi! I've been a little surprised at the coloring of some of our ducks. Especially the Male. Are they still expected to change much at this point? These are our first ducklings!

 

[Cass8710]

Hi! I've been a little surprised at the coloring of some of our ducks. Especially the Male. Are they still expected to change much at this point? These are our first ducklings!

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are gorgeous!

 

[Cass8710]

Thank you!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Table4Six might be able to help with the changes your seeing.

 

[lomine]

They might change or they might not. I'd say by around 4 months they'll be fully in their adult feathers.

 

[3bird]

These are our silver Appleyards at 6 weeks (4 ducks and 2 drakes). We could start to pick out the drakes by their vocalizations first.

...and here they are at 3.5 months with the drakes clearly obvious by appearance:

Your guys are gorgeous!

 

[Cass8710]

Thank you! I guess our girls are a little darker and maybe our drakes head will continue to darken! Thanks for the replies!

 

[Cass8710]

Here is a more recent pic if anyone is interested in how they turned out.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are gorgeous! What a beautiful place for them.