Most definitely!
Hens loosing tail feathers?
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Here are the pics.
It appears to be normal feather replacement like occuring in my American Dominiques. Near complete loss of flight feathers although blood feather replacements should be evident but covered by the fluffy body feathers. I think this is typical of breeds with the slow feather growth pattern.
I see no evidence for abnormal feather loss like associated with feather cannibalism. Birds in general look very good.
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Thank you everyone for your help!
x2 - the pictures helped a lot
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They look better than mine.
Chickenbrainiac
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I agree make sure the hens are getting enough protein. Our hens lay right through their moult. We had hens with hard red skin one year due to sunburn. You should add oystershell to their diet . Sunflower seeds are good too . They help the feathers look great.
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