Yesterday I visited Jackie’s flock then bought her to mine to visit my flock. As we had a quiet afternoon my husband came to see Jackie’s flock too and catch up with Bluebell now Blossom.
Blossom didn’t moult apart from the odd tail feather when she was with us last winter (her first winter). Because of this she always looked a bit ragged. I think that after a proper moult this winter she will be back to looking pristine again.
Jackie had said that her head girl Clover was the one moulting the most and had lots of pin feathers coming through.
Clover is moulting
Blossom has lost some tail feathers
All four of Jackie’s girls
Blossom is on the left, Bluebell next, then Clover then Bonnie on the right. It is Bluebell’s first winter so she isn’t moulting.
A tatty looking Blossom
All of us chicken keepers are going through this at the moment at one stage or another but soon all our girls will look pristine and beautiful again.
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I don’t think I will be showing off my girls till the spring.People will think they are neglected 🙂 It must be very stressfull for them.
Bonnie (the ginger girl) has lost a lot of feathers over night and now has a bare neck.I read some where that they started losing at the head and the tail was last .Not in her case .
Roll on Spring .
I am still finding feathers in the coop each morning too but it is slowing down a bit. I agree, roll on spring. I am looking forward to fully feathered girls, eggs and longer days.