molt?

ctjim

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Jun 9, 2007
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does anyone have any molt pics? i think my buffs are molting they seem to be losing feathers around their eyes/ears and one has some weird feathers on her neck, looks like just the main part of the feather w/ out any "fan" to them. which i think may be from my aggressive roo.
 
Is there a certin time of year that they molt? All my Aracana's seem to be molting and they are not laying. Is this normal for this time of year? Seems like they shouldn't be loosing feathers as it gets colder.
 
Counterintuitive, isn't it? But inexplicably some do molt just when you think they should be putting overcoats on.
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JJ
 
The first bird we saw loosing feathers, I picked up and looked at her neck and my 10 year old Daughter said, "oooh, sick, that looks like a chewed on corn cob........I'm never eating chicken or corn again!" Not that we eat our chickens, mind you, but it really isn't pretty and I swear they seem embarased, don't want to be touched.........I would feel the same I suppose!
 
Funny you mention that; I do notice that while they're "prickly", they are much more skittish and they return to their normal friendly sweet selves after their feathers grow back, LOL. Guess I'd feel the same way, too. Makes me wish they'd molt really, really fast so they wouldn't act crazy when I try to pick them up.
 
It seems to upset some hens more than others. I have one poor hen that just sits in the nest box trying to keep to warm ( I think ) and has no interest in food or others in the flock.... poor girl.

bigzio
 

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