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FlyingNunFarm said:
Looking for opinions on chicken feathering....

I have a lovely barnyard mix girl. No idea what kind of mix. She a buff color with what might be considered lacing. Feathered legs and 4 toes.

She has always been a good layer (one of my best). When she started molting last fall (her first) she was actually still laying eggs. She did stop laying and kept on molting. Spring rolled around and I noticed she has more of a skirt. She molted and got extra feathers back. Comb is red and she’s acting normal but I’m honestly not sure she’s laying. If she is it’s not like she used to that’s for sure. Then I noticed her scales looked a little thick. As I’m examining her feet I see she has more foot feathers! She’s getting them on her middle toe. And the scales that I thought looked thick, ingrown feathers. Big feathers. Not just fluff but a real feather all stuck under her foot scales.

So now I’m wondering if she ever really stopped ‘molting’? Maybe her body is telling her to grow more feathers for some reason. Has anyone ever had a chicken get new feathers in places they didn’t have them before? Finally— why are my chickens so weird?
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There was a thread started last week about another chicken suddenly growing feathers on her toes face and comb!
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
She has pantaloons on now! The feathers on her legs got thicker and longer. It’s the extra toe feathers that are getting me. She didn’t have them on her middle toe before, she has them between her toes! Little fuzzy ones. Then the outside toe is getting real feathers. I picked at a thick scale and it popped off and this whole giant feather uncurled. A good 1/4 in long.
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Just .... eew.
 
rjohns39 said:
Try to see if you can ID from this article... Leaves don't look right.
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/identify-common-wild-berries-24799
But as a general rule, when it comes to plants, chickens know what they can and cannot eat... That doesn't apply to inanimate objects such as wire, needles, Styrofoam, etc...
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FlyingNunFarm said:
Elderberries or pokeberries. Taste one. Bitter is no good, that's pokeweed.
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/single_weed.php?id=112
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It's def not poke berry, it's more of a tree than a weed. We have tiny trees all over the place. I've been pruning them down, but this one is on the neighbor's property. She's still alive so it must not be poisonous. We noticed them when my parents moved in a few years ago. It doesn't quite look like elderberries, but it could be b/c the plants are immature and aren't producing the large bunches of fruit like normal. I've tried several tree identifier sites, but nothing looks quite like this. Thanks!
 
apryl29 said:
It's def not poke berry, it's more of a tree than a weed. We have tiny trees all over the place. I've been pruning them down, but this one is on the neighbor's property. She's still alive so it must not be poisonous. We noticed them when my parents moved in a few years ago. It doesn't quite look like elderberries, but it could be b/c the plants are immature and aren't producing the large bunches of fruit like normal. I've tried several tree identifier sites, but nothing looks quite like this. Thanks!
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I have the exact same plant on my property. I’ve been told it’s one of those 2 plants. I don’t think mine looks like either of those either but close.
 

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