Blanche, my oliver egger, is wrapping up her molt--just a couple fluff feathers dropping each night. Had her every-six-week beak trim today, she being a crossbeak. What a good chicken!
Penny, my BA, looks like the remains of a feather duster that some animal chewed up
. Pin feathers showing on her neck(one side only) and bum fluff pin feathers coming in "crop row" formation on her backside. All primary larger feathers are gone, floating around the barn and pasture. Her comb and wattles are half their normal plumpness and she spends the day under the purple sage (cenizo) bush hiding. Same scenario last year at this time. She doesn't want to eat much, which has me worried. Always something to fret about, though.....
Penny, my BA, looks like the remains of a feather duster that some animal chewed up
. Pin feathers showing on her neck(one side only) and bum fluff pin feathers coming in "crop row" formation on her backside. All primary larger feathers are gone, floating around the barn and pasture. Her comb and wattles are half their normal plumpness and she spends the day under the purple sage (cenizo) bush hiding. Same scenario last year at this time. She doesn't want to eat much, which has me worried. Always something to fret about, though.....
