{"id":11153,"date":"2015-05-28T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=11153"},"modified":"2015-05-28T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T17:44:08","slug":"emerald-is-moulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=11153","title":{"rendered":"Emerald is moulting"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past four days I have been finding Emeralds feathers in the coop in the morning when I poop pick and in the run during the day. When she perches up at bedtime feathers flutter down from her and when she makes any quick movement in the run they flutter from her.<\/p>\n

It seems very early in the year to be moulting. I looked back at last year and both Toffee and Emerald started to moult half way through July. The rest of the flock started to moult in August, September and October.<\/p>\n

I wonder if the game girls moult earlier than the other girls. I also wonder if it may be that last year Emerald may have been broody at the farm where I got her from so she had had a break from egg laying, then while with me she laid only one egg, then started her moult. This year she hasn’t gone broody and has been a really good egg layer. She started laying in March and has consistently laid six days out of seven and her eggs are also the biggest of the flock.<\/p>\n

Emerald laid an egg four days ago but before that hadn’t laid for seven days and before that was laying almost every day. I wonder if she just needs a break. Her comb and face are red and she seems in really good health.<\/p>\n

The other thing about Emerald moulting is that she never seems to look any different. I find lots of feathers but she never has any bare patches. She is still looking almost as good as ever.<\/p>\n

\"Emerald<\/a>

Emerald is moulting<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Emerald's<\/a>

Emerald’s tiny comb and face are still a good red colour<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Her<\/a>

Her feathers are beautiful<\/p><\/div>\n

I pick up at least this many feathers every time I go in the run. Her feathers have such a lovely sheen. Emerald is the picture of health so I am not going to worry about her moulting early.<\/p>\n

Toffee started laying in April which was a month behind Emerald. She lays five days out of seven and her eggs are smaller. I think this may mean that she will start to moult later.<\/p>\n

This is the earliest moult one of my girls has had yet. As long as she looks happy and healthy with a good appetite I am not worried, they are all quite different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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