Oh yes. They look pathetic. Sad too. I don't touch them when they are in molt. I read somewhere it could cause them more pain. That makes sense to me.Good one! I’ve never been jealous that my chickens don’t look like half naked porcupines
I have 20 hens,four chicks and a roo. They all went through the molt but she dropped all but maybe 100 feathers. She kept to herself often too.I must repent - I love to look at other people's half bald chickens!
My chickens are not as courages - they don't go nearly as naked.
That’s really funny that you say that, because one of my molting hens refuses to let me touch her right now, that’s very unlike her, I bet that’s why!Oh yes. They look pathetic. Sad too. I don't touch them when they are in molt. I read somewhere it could cause them more pain. That makes sense to me.
Yes
That surprises me. In all the past 3 months of me researching quail, no one has ever mentioned that.
I am pretty sure all birds molt.
Why not an entry?
certainly! there are a host of other behavior changes as well. Rosie pictured here is normally bossy, loud, and confident. 3 years of annual molting and I’ve seen her become shy, quite, and a bit passive. i normally do not even picture my molting hens, but poor Rosie is molting solo and looks sad. look at her before pic. only taken a couple weeks ago!
That’s cool. I figured her change had to do with the molt so I wasn’t worried, but that does make me feel better. She is so pretty!
