Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

So that is what I have get to look for appears my old hens about 16 months old that is my
original 5 barred rock have not had their first molt. just took a few weeks off over the pullets that
started laying.. I am now getting 4 blue eggs a day in two different sizes and
three green from Gena 1 from same as BlueBoy aka stew...

 

[Hinotori]

So that is what I have get to loo9k for appears my old hens have not had their first molt
just took a few weeks off over the pullets that started laying.. I am now getting 4 blue
eggs a day in two different sizes and three green2 from Gena 1 from same as BlueBoy
aka stew

That pic is just a very, very bad molt. Most of my girls just loose a bit at a time so they are never bald. Well except for their heads. They tend to loose all those and get them back fast.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That pic is just a very, very bad molt. Most of my girls just loose a bit at a time so they are never bald. Well except for their heads. They tend to loose all those and get them back fast.

hmm hard to tell from what I can remember there should be more feathers
and most look like pullets molting for the first time is all their was

 

[nichole37]

Hi peeps I'm new to chickens but I've been a resident of this fine state 34 years.

 

[Hinotori]

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I wouldn't worry to much about it. You can hardly tell my brahmas are molting, other than their tails fell off and they lost their leg feathers. Actually, this year it seems most of the girls have just lost their tails and sporadic body feathers. You can tell when they get the darker new feathers in on the non-white birds. They are taking a slow molt. Which makes me irritated since no eggs from them. At least that rock went through it really quick and started back up laying

 

[Hinotori]

Hi peeps I'm new to chickens but I've been a resident of this fine state 34 years.

Welcome to the group!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hi peeps I'm new to chickens but I've been a resident of this fine state 34 years.

High nichole37 glad you stopped in and found us

I actually have lived here about that long
added all together.. if you want tell us about birds even welcome to post photos

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Cracked my dad up today. I was talking to him about my plans to make my chickens a chandelir out of crystals and and an old wall decoration. He just lost it.

Nicole36, welcome!

 

[Hinotori]

Cracked my dad up today. I was talking to him about my plans to make my chickens a chandelir out of crystals and and an old wall decoration. He just lost it.

Nicole36, welcome!

So they have a posh coop?

 

[kbjmarble]

I am jumping into the chicken addiction with six feet - hopefully! A little freaked out by how much can go wrong but glad I found BYC