The Buckeye Thread

I have a Buckeye hen "Butters" who I thought began a molt in late Fall, but it's been very slow and I'm not sure she's continuing. Her tail feathers look fairly beat, and I wonder if there is a possibility she is expressing a feather shredding gene now? Or has her molt just stopped, or maybe she has another problem? She seems okay otherwise.

Here is Butters front half
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From above
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Back part closer
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Some of my girls went through a pretty rough molt over the winter. One I feel may have had a secondary infection, and was weakened by the stress of getting kicked down the pecking order. I took close care of her administering herbals and Ivermectin. I treated another 2 as well just to be safe to make sure it wasn't a link with anything secondary in the flock.

But today I am proud to announce that after a tough winter molt, and after watching them all closely for the last month, all my Buckeyes have restored to bright combs, rich colored, full feathering, and are acting their level best.

The hen I was really concerned with began her Journey in August (that may have started with the in-fighting), but she too is now fully recovered after being isolated.

I am now slowly reintegrating her with the flock and she's been accepted back for the most part, but the roost space will need to be increased.

Posting this in case anyone else new to Buckeyes is still going through lingering effects or was unsure about the 1st/winter molt and how to handle it.
 

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