Mum Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have one pekin bantam that is having her first moult (she is >1yr) The rest of my flock are all <1yr but there are the odd feathers laying around which I can identify as coming from probably all of them. Thinking logically, we humans all lose hair on a daily basis, so I'm thinking that maybe this is just old feathers coming out ready to be replaced by warmer (winter) feathers? There are not signs of aggressive behaviour amongst the flock so I don't think it is due to an aggressive bird. What do you think? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 One of my Frizzles, coming up to 12 months old, is having a mini moult at the moment - just a few feathers on top of her head and round her neck - so I would say yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yes just a small one normally in first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I've got 3out of 4 hatched in January that are going through a full on moult and it looks like no'4 is about to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yes just a small one normally in first year. Fab! That's ok then, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Our bluebelle started have a massive moulting about a month ago when she was just over a year old. Luckily, she's just about over it, apart from being covered in feather spikes, and loads of the keratin stuff in the droppings tray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Our bluebelle started have a massive moulting about a month ago when she was just over a year old. Luckily, she's just about over it, apart from being covered in feather spikes, and loads of the keratin stuff in the droppings tray! Maybe its that time of year then? Irrespective of age, seems its more about amount/degree of moult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphisto Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Dilys,my sussex had a mini moult at the end of October,lots of feathers lost, looked like baby feathers but I expected her to lose more but nothing after that, she's 35 weeks now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yes my Pepperpot hardly moulted at all and never stopped laying for almost 3 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
