Last night Honey had one remaining tail feather but when I went in to the girls first thing this morning Honey had no tail. I opened the chicken shed and there was her tail feather by the door. It must have dropped out at her first movement of the day.
Butterscotch had missed laying an egg yesterday but her egg was in the little coop when I first went in, so true to form, she must have laid at first light. I am still finding her feathers though and it still amazes that she lays as well as ever while moulting.
Honey has no tail
What a funny little girl she looks
My poor little Honey Bunny
She is the last to start her moult but I think it will probably be quite quick.
Her pin feathers are coming through on her neck already so I don’t think it will be too long before she will be looking good again. I always think she looks so comical when she loses her tail.
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Poor honey , she does look a bit odd . But will soon pick up
She does look very odd, a bit like a quail. This happens every year but her tail grows back quite quickly.