- May 8, 2011
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Hi!
My favorite hen, Mabel, a RI, has been gradually losing feather volume...just at the tips of her wings and on her back feathers...the ones that stick up. They are down to the shafts in most places. So, it kind of looks like she has solid feathers about 3/4 the way down to the end, and then nothing but a stick at the end.
Mabel is happy, healthy (as far as I know)...no change in laying eggs or activity. Does anyone have an idea as to what could be causing this? She's never been through a full molt.
Thanks!
Fiona
My favorite hen, Mabel, a RI, has been gradually losing feather volume...just at the tips of her wings and on her back feathers...the ones that stick up. They are down to the shafts in most places. So, it kind of looks like she has solid feathers about 3/4 the way down to the end, and then nothing but a stick at the end.
Mabel is happy, healthy (as far as I know)...no change in laying eggs or activity. Does anyone have an idea as to what could be causing this? She's never been through a full molt.
Thanks!
Fiona