craftyhunnypie Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Just been out & played with the chooks in the garden & noticed quite a few ginger Audrey feathers in the nest & around the run. She must be having another mini moult. Her undercarriage is rather bald too. I've given her a picking up & health check - no mites or lice - so I presume it's just a bit of moulting. Or she is pulling them out herself because she is missing Rita? I know it's not Blanche plucking her, as I spy on them at night & Blanche sleeps with her head of Audrey's back. Awwwwww Blanche who she is in with is fully feathered & at the best she's looked for ages - Bless her. Even her oily stuck together duck feathers on her back have gone & are all silky now. Bounty - my magpie chook in the pink eglu is also a teeny bit baldy round her bottom - again no lice or mites & none in the houses either. She could be being pecked by Smartie - the boss chook. But nothing terrible. Is it just moulting or should I worry?? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Sounds like moulting, Emma. A lot of them seem to be doing it at the mo. Up her protein intake and she'll be beautiful again in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 I have been giving her a wee bit of rabbit food & some tuna. I can see the sort of black heads of the quills on her undercarriage...they just need the nice feathery bits to sprout now. Thanks Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
