{"id":39287,"date":"2024-11-30T15:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=39287"},"modified":"2024-11-30T15:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:22:45","slug":"autumn-is-having-a-very-tatty-moult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=39287","title":{"rendered":"Autumn is having a very tatty moult"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Autumn is having the most tatty moult we have seen for many years. She is having the latest moult we have seen for many years too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought Autumn was over the worst of her moult as the feather dropping seemed to have slowed down. Then over the last few days she seems to be going through another wave with feathers all over the chicken shed and run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago I took this photo of Red and Autumn as it&#8217;s rare to see them perching together. This came about because Autumn was already perched and when Red spotted me she came up for eye contact. This is one of Red&#8217;s endearing habits. She always comes to the wire when we are outside and follows me when I am inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-size-comparrison-between-red-and-autumn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-size-comparrison-between-red-and-autumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-size-comparrison-between-red-and-autumn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-size-comparrison-between-red-and-autumn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-size-comparrison-between-red-and-autumn-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A size comparison between Red and Autumn <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn-has-loose-wing-feathers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn-has-loose-wing-feathers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn-has-loose-wing-feathers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn-has-loose-wing-feathers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn-has-loose-wing-feathers-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Autumn has loose wing feathers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/and-loose-breast-feathers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/and-loose-breast-feathers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/and-loose-breast-feathers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/and-loose-breast-feathers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/and-loose-breast-feathers-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>And loose breast feathers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/feathers-all-awry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/feathers-all-awry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/feathers-all-awry.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/feathers-all-awry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/feathers-all-awry-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Feathers all awry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-very-tatty-autumn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-very-tatty-autumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-very-tatty-autumn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-very-tatty-autumn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-very-tatty-autumn-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A very tatty Autumn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Autumn&#8217;s feet are now looking much better. I am continuing to use the spray that is every three days for three weeks until it runs out which will probably be over the next few uses. In the middle week I used the daily spray for a week. I am hoping that this combination has worked. So far she has left her feet alone. I hope this continues when I finally stop spraying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be good to see Autumn feathered up again. She has lost her fluffy bottom but has plenty of pins so it shouldn&#8217;t be long before she is back to her former glory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red laid her third egg, this time round, two days ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/red-in-the-nest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/red-in-the-nest-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/red-in-the-nest-box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/red-in-the-nest-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/red-in-the-nest-box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Red in the nest box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today to my surprise Red was in the nest box again. I checked back a little later and she had laid her egg. This is now four eggs in eight days. Maybe Red has finally hit her stride and will continue to lay without breaks. Well done Red!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autumn is having the most tatty moult we have seen for many years. She is having the latest moult we have seen for many years too. 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