3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[Nature Chick]

Hi

I am not sure this is a health issue so I am posting this here (hope thats okay!)

We noticed a couple of days ago that the girls' run was full of feathers (from each of them is would seem judging by the colours!) They don't seem bald anywhere and I have checked them for lice etc.

I am not sure if there is a connection but there was the remains of a wood pigeon from a sprawk kill next to their run! Maybe the trauma of witnessing the action casued them to drop some feathers?!

I have picked them all up for now so that I can see if they are still losing them.

Any ideas?

Thanks

S

[lillybettybabs]

I have had this a little, No sign of lice ( but i have zapped them just in case).

i have read somewhere that they can shed them in hot weather and it has be very hot in Banbury over the last month or so.

[The Dogmother]

They do usually peck out their tummy feathers when it gets really hot. As with the native Banbury lasses (as lillybettybabs will confirm) they like to wear less as it gets warmer

[Nature Chick]

Thank you so much for your replies - more feathers today and they are little fluffy ones which would fit if they are plucking their tummy feathers - I might give them all a once over at the weekend and dust them just incase.

 

Thanks again

S