yellow feathers


The Classroom @ The Coop: Poultry Health Archive 2 (older): yellow feathers
By
sue johnson (Sue) on Sunday, March 7, 1999 - 08:43 pm:

one of our 4-H kids has a pair of Sultans, they are kept in shaded pen with proper feed and care,however they have developed yellow feathers, what can he do to remedy this problem. thanks


By chris harrelson (Chris) on Sunday, March 7, 1999 - 09:58 pm:

Hi,
Do you feed corn? This will make white birds have yellow in their feathers. Where do you live? If it is a cold climate then look at the grocery store for some white popcorn. Yes, it does exist and this does work. Anyway, I would keep birds that are white on a diet consisting largely of wheat. This will not affect feather color. Corn has no nutritional value, however, it helps maintain body warmth when it is cold. If I can answer some more questions just email me.


By Sheri on Saturday, June 26, 1999 - 07:27 pm:

I have two pekin ducks and have been feeding them cracked corn in the morning, and dog kibble in the evening as a treat (they love the dog kibble). Should I stop feeding them the cracked corn? I would say that they are about two months old.


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