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Stupid Question - Could she be molting already ?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by OHChick, Jun 22, 2007.

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  1. Jun 22, 2007 #1
    OHChick

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    Hi all... my chickies that I got 5/14 are all doing really well, feathering out and all, but I have one, that comes right up to me (sweet!) and I noticed that her wings are fine, feathers look good, but her body (the part under the wings, not her chest) looks weird. Like she's molting. Surely she's not molting already? I sprayed her with blue kote on that just in case something was wrong. I need to take a photo, but is that normal? The other girls seems to have some fuzz or feathers there.... but this girl its just stubbly.

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Jun 22, 2007 #2
    DuckLady

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    That is totally normal. She is replacing fuzz with feathers, which are the stubbly things you feel.
     
  3. Jun 22, 2007 #3
    silkiechicken

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    That's normal, chicks will all change out their fuzz for juvenile feathers and then change thoes out for their adult feathers. All before starting to lay.
     

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