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[moomin]

My girl Skye is moulting, started a few days ago. She's not a year old until 31st January, is she too young to moult as I read in my chicken book that they don't moult within their first year?

 

Also she has really splatty, whitish poos, every time - not just the odd one.

 

They were wormed about 6 weeks ago and in every other way she seems fine - eating and perky

 

Any advice please guys?

[Egluntyne]

The have mini moults before they are a year old.

 

What is she eating? Too many treats or free ranging do you think?

 

I'd keep her on pellets and water. The only extras I'd give her for a day or two would be bokashi bran and probiotic yoghurt or Avipro, to get some useful bacteria into her.

[Redwing]

Mine are all mini moulting and look scruffy as heck you do your best for them and they repay you by looking like they have been in a wind tunnel!

 

Splatty poos? is that a technical term?

[moomin]

Thanks guys, I don't think I'm giving them anything different although now they get a bit more greens due to them not freeranging much as they are in bed by the time I get home. I will try what you suggested Egluntine, thanks very much.

 

Splatty poos? is that a technical term?

 

Yeah you could say that Redwing! It very accurately describes the noise they make when they hit the ground after dropping from the great height of a Cochin's bum!!