![\"Emerald\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/emerald_portrait.jpg\")
<\/a>Emerald<\/p><\/div>\n
This is Emerald’s favourite place to perch while she is moulting and she spends a lot of time preening in this spot. Her white tipped under feathers are on show here.<\/p>\n
![\"Preening\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/emerald_always_preening.jpg\")
<\/a>Preening<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Toffee](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/toffee_missing_some_tail_feathers.jpg\")
<\/a>Toffee<\/p><\/div>\n
Toffee is missing some tail feathers creating a gap between her remaining tail feathers. Other than that she is looking pretty good though.<\/p>\n
![\"Peaches](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/peaches_and_barley_together-as-always.jpg\")
<\/a>Peaches and Barley<\/p><\/div>\n
Peaches is in the foreground with Barley close behind her as usual. They are never far apart. They both have the odd loose feather on their sides.<\/p>\n
![\"Speckles\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/speckles_portrait.jpg\")
<\/a>Speckles<\/p><\/div>\n
Speckles still looks pristine and hasn’t lost a feather yet.<\/p>\n
![\"butterscotch\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/butterscotch_pins_are_growing.jpg\")
<\/a>Butterscotch<\/p><\/div>\n
Butterscotch’s pins are opening once more. I have never known a chicken moult for as long as Butterscotch. She has been moulting at the end of each broody spell since last summer. She seems to almost get her feathers through then she is off again.<\/p>\n
I really hope this time her feathers come in and stay in. As usual for her after missing laying an egg yesterday she laid her egg at first light this morning. It is good to have her laying again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Emerald is moulting the most heavily and is still looking really tatty. This is Emerald’s favourite place to perch while she is moulting and she spends a lot of time preening in this spot. Her white tipped under feathers are … Continue reading