What's Up with Martha's Feathers?

[Miss Lydia]

They are so pretty and such a beautiful place you have for them. I love the contentment of their noises while they forage. Mine do it too. so sweet.

I use heated buckets over winter and have to cover half to keep them from using them as private hot tub. lol

 

[CarleeAnn]

Best of luck!

 

[3bird]

Best of luck!

Thank you!

 

[3bird]

They are so pretty and such a beautiful place you have for them. I love the contentment of their noises while they forage. Mine do it too. so sweet.

I use heated buckets over winter and have to cover half to keep them from using them as private hot tub. lol

It is so sweet! I was wondering about covering half the buckets. They are actually horse water buckets my dad gave me (my dad now takes his horse south with him for the winter. #spoiled! What do you cover them with?

 

[CayugaJana]

My wife is a scientific illustrator, and she's teaching classes on birds right now. She's been thrilled with all the really beautiful feathers she's been finding. So, yep, I guess they have been molting. Nobody else has looked like Martha though. Such a fun journey with these guys! Thanks again.

I bet she is loving the crossover of work and play! And I agree, it IS such a fun journey.

I think of it kinda like puberty, some go through it more gracefully than others. But the bummer for them is it’s a yearly thing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I use a piece of scrap wood and screw it to the lip of the bucket on both sides.

My Runners and Buffs hardly had any feathers laying around when they went through molt just recently boy when my geese and Muscovy's go through feathers every where.
My Runner drake is still missing his drake feather.

 

[3bird]

I use a piece of scrap wood and screw it to the lip of the bucket on both sides.

Maybe something like this?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Perfect!!

 

[3bird]

Perfect!!

I put it in the run, and you'd think it was the biggest, baddest predator in all of Maine from the way they responded.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They will get use to it give them a few days. My large 5 gal heated bucket I have a thick piece of scrap 8X8 in front as a step up so they can dunk their heads but still not climb inside.