What happens after incomplete molt?

[pluckytree]

Apparently, a white Basque is very rare. The one that’s not doing so well is a more typical Basque.

 

[pluckytree]

To answer the age question, she and her sister (see previous post for pictures) were born in June 2012. The hen with feather problems had her last successful molt in late 2013 when she was 1 year old. The 2014 molt was incomplete and the 2015 (so far) was also incomplete. Her sister was fine. She went to the vet during the worst of it and there was no evidence of parasites, although she was given some medication to try. She still manages to get up on a quite high roost every night, but I have to lift her down. Pretty impressive for having very few wing feathers!

 

[pluckytree]

She wanted me to post a picture of her when she was pretty

 

[aart]

To answer the age question, she and her sister (see previous post for pictures) were born in June 2012. The hen with feather problems had her last successful molt in late 2013 when she was 1 year old. The 2014 molt was incomplete and the 2015 (so far) was also incomplete. Her sister was fine. She went to the vet during the worst of it and there was no evidence of parasites, although she was given some medication to try. She still manages to get up on a quite high roost every night, but I have to lift her down. Pretty impressive for having very few wing feathers!

What medication?

Was she ever medicated during a molt?
There are some that can screw feather development up but not sure if it's permanent.

 

[pluckytree]

She had amoxicillin after her second failed molt.

 

[DigMyChicks]

She wanted me to post a picture of her when she was pretty

They are beautiful in this picture.

 

[TalkALittle]

Did you by chance worm her during molt?

 

[pluckytree]

No. Other than the antibiotic, she’s never had any medication.

 

[aart]

Did you by chance worm her during molt?

That's what I was thinking when I asked about meds.

Was she ever medicated during a molt?
There are some that can screw feather development up but not sure if it's permanent.

 

[aart]

She as gorgeous girl....you may never figure it out, could be a genetic thing.