My LF brahma hens are going through their 4th adult molt. They look a bit scraggly, but not too bad. One of the dark brahma hens, Bella, has always continued to lay through her molt - though at a decreased rate - and this time is no different.
I am amazed by the molt of my one and only bantam brahma hen Maggie.
On Friday, the 19th of August Maggie started looking a little ragged.
The day before yesterday I noticed she had new feathers still encased in the sheath (not sure what it's called) sticking out all over. That same evening I noticed an area of the chicken yard with alot of those sheaths laying on the ground, as if Maggie had sat there for awhile pulling them off.
Yesterday she visited the nestbox but didn't leave an egg.
Today she looks beautiful with her shiny new feathers and did lay an egg.
That's a total molt time of 10 days. Anyone else have super sonic molters?
I am amazed by the molt of my one and only bantam brahma hen Maggie.
On Friday, the 19th of August Maggie started looking a little ragged.
The day before yesterday I noticed she had new feathers still encased in the sheath (not sure what it's called) sticking out all over. That same evening I noticed an area of the chicken yard with alot of those sheaths laying on the ground, as if Maggie had sat there for awhile pulling them off.
Yesterday she visited the nestbox but didn't leave an egg.
Today she looks beautiful with her shiny new feathers and did lay an egg.
That's a total molt time of 10 days. Anyone else have super sonic molters?
