X2 on the Dorking and beautiful eggs! I just had some very nice indoor snuggle time with Victoria our SGD. I brought inside because I noticed she has been loosing feathers these past few days, I find half a dozen on the droppings board each night as well as in the run and yard. I was worrying that someone may be picking on her so I wanted to look her over, no injuries at all but when she was inside she lost over a dozen feathers, they just kept coming loose. She looks fine but if it keeps up she may get exposed skin and be cold. Tractor Supply doesn't carry feather fixer though I am considering ordering some or a higher protein grower feed. In the meantime I had a batch of molt meatloaf in the oven. I've always been hesitant to give the girls meat, other than insects even though I've been hearing so many people giving them their turkey carcasses. But I had some good quality local Amish raised ground beef in the freezer so I mixed about a quarter pound with oats, flaxseeds, b.o.s.s., chia seeds, splet, some scratch, their feed, and an egg with shell broken up in it. I'm hoping this will help, she also hasn't laid an egg in about a week and she is normally a really good layer. I hope she is not going through an early molt, she's only 8 months old, they shouldn't be molting until next fall, but I've read about others having this problem. Perhaps she is stressed out? Maybe by the cat? I guess that would be better than other health issues. She's eating and drinking fine, is active, eyes look good, droppings are normal. So we'll see. Maybe I will help Morgaine start laying again too. She stopped again after the two she laid from her first strike. Her comb is all healed up now. While I love the pink as green eggs we're getting, I want to see the light and dark ones too!
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