{"id":9791,"date":"2014-12-12T18:40:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9791"},"modified":"2014-12-12T18:44:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T18:44:10","slug":"my-flock-are-looking-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9791","title":{"rendered":"My flock are looking great"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My flock are now on the very tail end of the moult which seems to have been going on forever but they are looking amazing. I am still finding a few feathers and can still feel some pins when I pick them up at night to put them in the coop. I can still see a few loose feathers too but no bare patches on any of the girls now.<\/p>\n<p>Sparkle was the last to stop laying eggs and to moult but she is looking pristine now apart from a few pins on her head. Topaz also has a few pins on her head so perhaps that is the way the wyndottes moult.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9804\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sparkle_now_has_a_really_fluffy_bottom.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9804\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sparkle_now_has_a_really_fluffy_bottom.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle now has a really fluffy bottom\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sparkle now has a really fluffy bottom<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9805\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sparkle_is_looking_really_good.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9805\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9805\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sparkle_is_looking_really_good.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle is looking really good with just a few pins on her head\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sparkle is looking really good with just a few pins on her head<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9808\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/topaz_is_two_tone_and_still_has_a_few-pin_feathers_on_her-neck.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9808\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/topaz_is_two_tone_and_still_has_a_few-pin_feathers_on_her-neck.jpg\" alt=\"Topaz is two tone and still has a few pins on her head\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Topaz is two tone and still has a few pins on her head<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Emerald still has a loose wing feather, Toffee is pristine and seemed to moult the quickest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9806\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_looks_great_although_that_wing_feather_looks_a_little_loose.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9806\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_looks_great_although_that_wing_feather_looks_a_little_loose.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald looks great although that wing feather looks a little loose\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald looks great although that wing feather looks a little loose<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9807\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/toffee_is_looking_great.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9807\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/toffee_is_looking_great.jpg\" alt=\"Toffee is looking great\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toffee is looking great<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Honey is completely feathered and Amber has taken the longest of all to get through the moult. She still has some loose feathers on her breast and I am still picking up gold feathers but she has no bare patches. I worried when Topaz pulled a couple of pins from her neck that she wouldn&#8217;t end up fully feathered but I am really pleased that all her neck feathers have grown back in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9809\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/honey_has_all_her_feathers.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9809\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/honey_has_all_her_feathers.jpg\" alt=\"Honey has all her feathers\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey has all her feathers<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9810\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/amber_is_looking_great.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9810\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9810\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/amber_is_looking_great.jpg\" alt=\"Amber is looking great\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber is looking great<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9811\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/amber_just_has_a_few_loose_feathers_on_her-breast.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9811\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/amber_just_has_a_few_loose_feathers_on_her-breast.jpg\" alt=\"Amber just has a few loose feathers on her breast\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber just has a few loose feathers on her breast but her neck feathers are complete now<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9813\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/barley_as_usual_is_ready_for_her_close_up.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9813\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/barley_as_usual_is_ready_for_her_close_up.jpg\" alt=\"Barley as usual is ready for her close up\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barley as usual is ready for her close up<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9814\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/barley_has_amazing-wattles_and_comd.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9814\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9814\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/barley_has_amazing-wattles_and_comd.jpg\" alt=\"Barley has amazing wattles and comb\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barley has amazing wattles and comb<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9815\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9815\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches looking great\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches is looking great<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9816\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches_wanted_a_close_up_too_and_also_has_amazing_wattles_and_comb.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9816\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches_wanted_a_close_up_too_and_also_has_amazing_wattles_and_comb.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches wanted a close up too\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches wanted a close up too and also has amazing wattles and comb<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I am so thrilled that the feather pulling is finally behind us and my flock are all fully feathered once more. It has been extra special to me this year and I am so happy to see these girls looking so beautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My flock are now on the very tail end of the moult which seems to have been going on forever but they are looking amazing. 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