feathers flying!!

[mr darcy]

Penny my LS is loosing all her feathersis she moulting? in November? feather loss mostly from vent area, underbelly, wings tail base, everywhere!! in big pillow fight type heaps....

[Suechooks]

Don't know about your Penny but I have 3 ex-batts and 2 other Warrens shedding pillow loads and it was -9*C at 7.30 this morning on the allotment! I'm seriously worried they may not survive this severe cold though they did come through last winter unscathed.

[Scarlet]

Get knitting?

[Nicos]

I have one in full moult...the only one of 10 adults!!
Never seen one of mine lose so many feathers- and it's the first time I've seen so many pin feathers and bald patches
(Must admit I've checked for lice and sniffed for fungal infection just in case)

....just daft isn't it???

( oh yes- I also have a broody)

[mr darcy]

This reassures me!! but I am so bad at knitting, end result won't keep her warm!!

[Snadger]

This is where the terrm 'Chicken brained' comes from. What animal would wait until the temperature dropped to minus 6 and there was a two foot covering of snow before dropping its feathers?

Chooks can sometimes be one egg short of a full English breakfast methinks!

And oh yes..........we have thunder and lightening!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hans Mum]

one of mine has dropped nearly all her feathers, looks like she;s ready to go into the oven she doesnt seem to be coming to any harm though, although non of them are happy about walking in the snow good job the run got covered before it came

[Glutton4...]

Some of mine started moulting back in September. I think they're taking it in turns. I have two 'Oven-ready' Batties at the moment, they look very similar to when I collected them last Christmas! They seem happy though, and are eating well.

[mr darcy]

blimey the hen house looks like i'm plucking for christmas, only one tail feather left intact!! yikes!! poor Penny!

[polo]

I have two currently moulting one of which is very thin on feathers - I'm a little concerned that she is going to freeze solid! She can get inside and they also have a old greenhouse angled out of the wind so she has more than enough shelter. Can't be pleasant though.

Hot mash every morning this week!!

Polo

[CaroltheCarrot]

Two of mine look as if they are ready for the tin foil as well, seem happy enough though, except for the snow which they hate

[mr darcy]

poor wee beggers!!