Miss Roaster is our 3 year old EE hen. Her new, post moult facial feathers and beard are coming in with white tipped spangles on their ends! At first I thought, "what ash have you gotten into?" and when it wouldn't brush away, I looked closely to see if the white spots were mites or lice. But Nope. It's spangles: This was her, about 2 years ago: Is this a form of "going gray", or something like the white-gray muzzle on an older labrador retriever?
One of my hens, Lilly changed color, too. It happened right after she turned one year old, after her molt. She lost all of the brown on her wings and now she is almost pure white.
i see white tipped feathers in all the photos. perhaps she could be aging...all birds change once they moult
Quote:I'm letting my grey stay, I'll match my pets! Her face is absolutely speckled with little white flecks today. She used to be chestnut brown around the face. Then again, so was I
