LJ's Chooks Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Why oh why oh why..... are chickens one of the smartest creatures for so many things, but then they stupidly decide to moult at the coldest time of the year EVER!!!!! Rosie, was starting to look a bit s"Ooops, word censored!"py and has now decended into a huge moult. through the entire summer and autumn she looked a stunning Gold laced orpington reverse..... err kind of like a buff with chocolate lacing, she is stunning, then snow and minus 14 and she goes into a massive moult and hardly has any feathers!!!!!! She is usually one of our smartest chooks but clearly is a little bit daft.... she's not a huge fluff ball anymore and looks more like a just escaped ex-bat. She's doing the whole moult strop aswell, no energy for walking around or playing games, leave me alone I'm growing new feathers pout is fully engaged!!! Poor love!!!!! Roll on spring time!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I have Chardonnay the Sussex, who is coming up for 4 years old, looking like an ex-feather duster, all raggy and scraggy, but lots of nice new quills coming through round her neck. Lavender the araucana seems to have moulting since about July, but is finally looking almost done. and now Shirley the Sussex has started... I have suggested they might like to look their best for Christmas, but they just muttered and said "a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Yep, Betty too, Lilly was a little smarter and did it in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 l have 1 hen thats just finishing a moult and the another going through a moult my others all seem ok but l have noticed they have done this before l supose as they lay through summer its there bodys way of a rest period through out the winter may be.But mine sit about not wanting to be touched even my ducks go the same when there moulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 My light sussex is singlehandedly attempting to make our garden look like a pillow fight...but she started to moult back in the summer, then seemed to think better of it...obviously it wasn't cold enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Most of mine have finished their moult, but my two maran (the only hens laying) have bald tummies and bums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDaizy Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yes, they do tend to moult at the most stupid times of year don't they? My one chook moulted a few weeks back, feathers everywhere!!! Now the other has decided now is a good time to moult too I can't believe how many feathers they lose!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Mine moulted as the snow fell!!! I was frantic thinking they'd freeze to death! There was much hot porridge flowing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
