{"id":13534,"date":"2016-01-10T08:43:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=13534"},"modified":"2016-01-10T08:43:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:43:33","slug":"butterscotch-continues-to-moult-a-bit-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=13534","title":{"rendered":"Butterscotch continues to moult a bit at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time Butterscotch takes a break from egg laying she starts to lose feathers. Each time this happens I am convinced that she won’t start laying again but each time so far she has.<\/p>\n

I have been picking up a hand full of feathers each morning from beneath her roost spot. There are feathers in the spots where she takes a dust bath.<\/p>\n

She doesn’t usually look any different but yesterday morning she had a loose tail feather. I gave it a gentle tweak to see if it would come out but it wasn’t ready yet.<\/p>\n

\"Butterscotch<\/a>

Butterscotch has a loose tail feather<\/p><\/div>\n

\"As<\/a>

As the morning went on the tail feather remained sticking out<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is the first time Butterscotch has had a feather noticeably out of place<\/p><\/div>\n

It does look odd but it is staying put for now.<\/p>\n

We went out at lunch time and her tail feather was still hanging in there. We returned in time for the bedtime corn. Her tail feather had finally fallen out.<\/p>\n

\"Butterscotch<\/a>

Butterscotch has lost her tail feather<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Butterscotch<\/a>

Butterscotch has a drink of water<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Butterscotch<\/a>

Butterscotch from a different angle<\/p><\/div>\n

It took all day but Butterscotch is now back to her pristine feathered self once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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