- Apr 8, 2009
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So long story short...back in july a almost 3 year-old RIR hen started losing feathers. Hen pecked, over breeding, and molting were the suspects. She never grew them back while the other molters are. She has been separated and fed high protein foods.
I made her a saddle to help keep her warm and to keep her safe from feather pickers. Well tonight we took her off the roost to put the saddle on and since this is the first time handling her in a while ( I heard growing out pin feather can make them sensitive when handled)
I noticed that her feathers seem broken off rather than missing. She's prickly rather than naked skinned.
What the heck is this? I've never seen something like this before. They are not pin feathers...pin feathers are smooth and these look frayed or splintered.
Pardon the poor lighting. It's night time in my garage.
I made her a saddle to help keep her warm and to keep her safe from feather pickers. Well tonight we took her off the roost to put the saddle on and since this is the first time handling her in a while ( I heard growing out pin feather can make them sensitive when handled)
I noticed that her feathers seem broken off rather than missing. She's prickly rather than naked skinned.
What the heck is this? I've never seen something like this before. They are not pin feathers...pin feathers are smooth and these look frayed or splintered.
Pardon the poor lighting. It's night time in my garage.