A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 My bluebelle has had a bit of a bald neck for a while but I haven't seen her being bullied. She's now lost a lot of feathers from her chest plumage and is looking greasy and ratty. Is it a bit cold and late for a moult? They're all about 18 months old and the others look healthy and fully feathered. Is this normal or possibly diseasy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Perfect timing for a moult - my best layer are doing porcupine impressions right now. I always wonder why they wait til the weather cools down, but then when you see their glossy new clothes in time for the really bad weather, you realise it does make sense afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Cool. I was feeling like a bad chicken mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Half of mine are moulting at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 And mine. They look terribly scruffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Scary Spice looks half her normal size at the moment with just little stubs for feathers. Poor girl...mind you, she gets separated each day for a tuna treat to build her up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 4 bedraggled moulters here! And Ella has lost all her neck feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 i think 2 of mine are moulting too. ebony has a bald head and has done for a while now with no sign of feathers growing back, she looks very odd she also hasn't grown her feathers back on her back where the others had pecked her feathers out and poor scarlet looks like an ex batt the others pecked out all her leg feathers and her fluffy knickers a few months ago and they're not growing back. so she looks a bit tatty bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
