MJ's little flock

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

How is Alice going? Have all her feathers opened? Charlie’s pin feathers are still coming through.

Here is Alice today. She is looking more mature since her new feathers came in. She and Ed are 15 months old now.

Alice and Ed today

and at 3 weeks old

They grow so fast!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I still feel sorry for her it was a brutal moult.

It was. I hope she never has one that bad again. Especially just as winter is starting!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Here's a comparison of Alice's moult

31st March
Not much in the way of moulting. Only a bald patch from feather pecking (hence the pink spray on the tail)

7th April. This was a few days after she dropped the first couple of feathers. Then the rest fell off overnight!

11th April

21st April

27th April

So though it felt like forever while it was happening it only took about 20 days to go from mostly bald to almost completely covered again even though there were still pin feathers opening up for a while.

 

[rjohns39]

Here's a comparison of Alice's moult

31st March
Not much in the way of moulting. Only a bald patch from feather pecking (hence the pink spray on the tail)
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7th April. This was a few days after she dropped the first couple of feathers. Then the rest fell off overnight!View attachment 2153401

11th April
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21st April
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27th April
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So though it felt like forever while it was happening it only took about 20 days to go from mostly bald to almost completely covered again even though there were still pin feathers opening up for a while.

Definitely keep these pics for next year's contest.

 

[Grammy60]

Here is Alice today. She is looking more mature since her new feathers came in. She and Ed are 15 months old now.
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Alice and Ed today
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and at 3 weeks old
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They grow so fast!

They are growing up nice

 

[Grammy60]

Here's a comparison of Alice's moult

31st March
Not much in the way of moulting. Only a bald patch from feather pecking (hence the pink spray on the tail)
View attachment 2153425

7th April. This was a few days after she dropped the first couple of feathers. Then the rest fell off overnight!View attachment 2153401

11th April
View attachment 2153414


21st April
View attachment 2153403

27th April
View attachment 2153423

So though it felt like forever while it was happening it only took about 20 days to go from mostly bald to almost completely covered again even though there were still pin feathers opening up for a while.

Good
She's come a long way

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Definitely keep these pics for next year's contest.

I was thinking of doing an article on Alice's moult since it was such a hard one. Both for my own edification and for anyone who might want to know how long a moult takes and how feathers grow.

 

[rjohns39]

I was thinking of doing an article on Alice's moult since it was such a hard one. Both for my own edification and for anyone who might want to know how long a moult takes and how feathers grow.

Good Idea.

 

[BY Bob]

Not to tempt fate, but it's been weeks since Ivy hopped the fence too.

Although now I've written it in a public post, I expect her to hop the fence later today, haha!

Writing it is tempting fate for sure.