Moulting - not a good look!

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Moulting - not a good look!
« on: September 26, 2019, 17:56 »
Oh dear ::)  I know you are moulting. but really ...

She's unconcerned of course and was just looking to see if I had grapes/corn/mealworms/a.n.other treat about my person, but I just had to share this picture  :lol:

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Re: Moulting - not a good look!
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2019, 19:54 »
I always think it looks very painful when you can see the new quills poking out of their few remaining feathers.

I wonder why they moult when the days are getting colder - you'd think they'd do it in the summer when it's hotter.

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Re: Moulting - not a good look!
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2019, 20:34 »
That's chickens for you.  Wait for the cooler days then moult  ::) 

They are a bit itchy I think, but not in pain.  There are plenty of dustbaths going on with blissful looks exchanged as the feathers fly  :) 



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