Emerald and Speckles have been moulting for a couple of months and are now looking almost back to normal.
Seramas are supposed to moult a few feathers at a time all year round but Rusty is now moulting more heavily. I am finding lots of fluffy little feathers under her roost spot and around the run. She is looking a little shabby but not too noticeable.
Egg production is also down. Rusty hasn’t laid for two weeks now, since her three day broody spell. She would usually start laying again after two weeks but I think as she is moulting more than usual she probably won’t lay until it slows again.
Freckles is laying the best as she is still laying every other day, with Cinnamon, Dandelion and Apricot laying only two or three eggs a week. We are still getting enough eggs for our weekend breakfasts though so I am happy not to need to buy any eggs.
Speckles has her fluffy bottom back
Emerald is still showing white feathers under her wing when in a certain position
Emerald is looking good when she stands tall
Emerald has developed slightly grey tips to her feathers.
Rusty is moulting
Rusty has some bare quills on her wings but no bare patches, she also has some loose fluff on her bottom.
Dandelion is looking good
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is also losing some fluffy feathers and leaves them behind in the nest box when she lays her egg but she has a lovely red comb.
Apricot is looking good
Freckles is in her evening dust bath
Since the hot weather Freckles has taken to having a dust bath at about half past six every evening. She is the only one of the girls to do this at this time of day.
All in all I think the girls are looking pretty good. It is lovely to see them getting fully feathered again.
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They all look pretty good.
Considering it’s moulting season I think they do look good. It’s good to see Speckles with head feathers and a fluffy bottom and Emerald’s tail has grown back.
Speckle and Emerald are looking really good, regaining their former glory; it’s nice to have them moult early, well before the winter weather arrives. Several moulting here now, and egg production way down; I’ll be taking some to our neighbours this eveni9ng, but that looks like it might be the last till spring.
It is good to get the moult over before winter. At least the seramas are keeping us going with eggs even though they have slowed a bit. I am happy to see them all looking good even though I am still picking up feathers, mainly Speckles and Rusty now. Emerald seems to be finished.