jackiepoppies Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Mine have showed no sign of moulting....I have had them nearly a year and I was wondering if this is fairly normal I am sure this will have been asked before so apologies Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I don't think it's an exact thing, they may go longer than a year, they may do a full moult or mini moult. I've had mine a year now, Lottie had a full moult last November - just when the weather turned cold - feathers EVERYWHERE for weeks on end ! Pepper had a mini moult, just a few tail and neck feathers missing, Hattie may or may not have had a mini moult, if she did it was very mini- just a few feathers under her chin Elsie is now moulting, but just looks generally scruffy, not many feathers actually falling out. The other 2 haven't taken part yet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've had mine nearly 2 years so they must be roughly 2yrs 3 months old. None of them have had a full moult. Only Henrietta lost her neck feathers for a month and Amber lost the feathers on top of her head too, but they regrew and that seems to be about it. When I got lots of white feathers strewn around the garden some months back I thought, this is it, Stella is going to moult, but no, she didn't. Have to say I am puzzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think it depends on when they hatched doesnt it? My maran is 2 years old, the 1st year we had full egg production over 12 months with no winter break or moult. Year 2 we had a winter break and moult. Funny little things arent they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
