{"id":18063,"date":"2016-11-12T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18063"},"modified":"2016-11-12T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T12:00:33","slug":"peaches-has-had-the-fastest-moult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18063","title":{"rendered":"Peaches has had the fastest moult"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toffee stopped laying at the end of March and Emerald at the end of April. They were the first to moult but do it slowly and Emerald is still dropping the odd feather and still has some pins under her tail.<\/p>\n<p>Peaches is at the opposite end of the scale and went on laying until the end of September. She had a fast and furious moult.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas Barley lost her tail feathers one by one Peaches lost her entire tail in one go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18076\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18076\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18076\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18076\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_with_no_tail.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches with no tail\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_with_no_tail.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_with_no_tail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_with_no_tail-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches with no tail<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18087\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18087\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18087\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18087\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches.jpg\" alt=\"A scruffy looking Peaches\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scruffy looking Peaches<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18078\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18078\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18078\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_is_full_of_pins.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches is full of pins\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_is_full_of_pins.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_is_full_of_pins-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_is_full_of_pins-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches is full of pins<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18079\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18079\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18079\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_opening.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches feathers are opening\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_opening.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_opening-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_opening-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches feathers are opening<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18080\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18080\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18080\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18080\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_nearly-fully-open.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches feathers are nearly there\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_nearly-fully-open.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_nearly-fully-open-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches_feathers_are_nearly-fully-open-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches feathers are nearly there<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18081\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18081\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18081\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18081\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-just_has_one_small_patch_of_under_feathers_still_showing.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches just has one small patch of under feathers showing\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-just_has_one_small_patch_of_under_feathers_still_showing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-just_has_one_small_patch_of_under_feathers_still_showing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/peaches-just_has_one_small_patch_of_under_feathers_still_showing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches just has one small patch of grey under feathers showing<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18083\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18083\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18083\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18083\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18083\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tail_fully_grown.jpg\" alt=\"Her tail is now fully grown\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tail_fully_grown.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tail_fully_grown-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tail_fully_grown-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Her tail is now fully grown<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18084\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18084\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18084\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18084\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/feathers_all_filled_in.jpg\" alt=\"Her feathers have all filled in\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/feathers_all_filled_in.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/feathers_all_filled_in-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/feathers_all_filled_in-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Her feathers have all filled in<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In just under two months she has gone from looking a mess to being completely back to normal. It has been amazing to see how fast she has moulted and grown her feathers back again and all done in time for winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toffee stopped laying at the end of March and Emerald at the end of April. They were the first to moult but do it slowly and Emerald is still dropping the odd feather and still has some pins under her &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18063\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18063"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18090,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18063\/revisions\/18090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}