My poor Mabel,i say poor because i feel sorry for her but it's perfectly natural ...is moulting...still at least she's got time off from laying....
Oooh, Mabel! .... are you changing to your Winter Wardrobe, henny? They do look tatty at change over time, don't they loli!? But she's got a good show of feather shafts there; soon be back to fluff and feather
Yes Mum she's getting ready for her new autumn wardrobe...it's amazing how quick the feathers start growing back isn't it....fascinates me...
My first ever chook was a liberated ex-batt; she remained "oven ready" for months! Finally got her looking cat walk fantastic when, her poor little heart gave out on her My total consolation was that the final 9 months of her life was one of love and luxury ... her gift to me was ... my love of chooks Moult is a fascination time: some chooks lose just a few feathers, some lose an enormous amount and some, you simply don't even notice! One thing I learned was, while they go through moult, feed them some scrambled eggs because they need that bit extra protein to get them through it. Have you heard that, loli?
No i haven't heard of that one Mum...i have heard of giving catfood but never tried it...they normally have poultry spice but thats good to know
Poultry spice is a great "all round" conditioner; the scrambled eggs gives them an extra protein boost for their feather re-growth. Seems it takes quite a bit out of them in all that regrowing.
Bless Lol, she looks like she's recovering from Girlflu.You know - the PROPER flu (as opposed to **n flu). Of course, this is the time when those far away relatives turn up for a suprise visit. Just looked in my fridge chiller box and found a packet of this that she might like? http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/egg_yolk_powder xx Aunty Jenny ps is she well enough to cope with a visit from a chook I took a piccie of this morning? She's a little sweetie honest - not catty or bitchy or anything like that.
Hallo dearie, I've just pooped over to say hallo. I hang out out the Weigh and Pay hut down at Tanyards PYO. My name is Siky and you are? Aw Mabel, that's a luvvly name . I can send you details of my hairdresser if you wish. She can work miracles for me when I have a bad moult day.
Here's my Brown Sussex, currently sporting her finest 'autumn moult' outfit, a nice little off the shoulder number with matching tail.
trunky, that's NOT NICE !! I hate anyone coming to the door when I've got me rollers in - BUT TO PUT ME ON GC looking like that.My OH wouldn't dare. He'd be spending the rest of the weekend up in A & E.