The two bigger girls are getting to the end of their moult. I think Emerald is finished but I am still picking up loads of feathers from Speckles. They both look pretty good though.
The little girls look much the same as they always do but egg production has slowed so I think they do lose more feathers at this time of year.
This is the first year that speckles has an all white head after her moult and it has changed her appearance a bit. It is interesting to see how they change.
Speckles has an all white head this year
The white dips down lower on the left side at the back of her head
Her other side
Emerald is looking good
She has her tail back
I love the glossy sheen to Emerald’s feathers. I love seeing the slight changes that come about after each year’s moult. These girls are changing little by little just as we do.
I know that I am biased but I do think that we have a beautiful flock.
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Feeckles do look very different, still lovely though.
I love the way look even if they change. It’s the same as us, we all change with age.
Your girls are looking wonderful! I didn’t know a think about molting and have really learned a lot from you. Two of my girls have just started to molt. It is normal to lose all belly feathers and have red skin? I noticed this yesterday on my Wyandotte.
When they moult they shouldn’t have red skin. Broody girls sometimes pluck out their breast feathers to get their warm skin in contact with their egg although I have never had this myself.
Moulting can be fast or slow. Some lose feathers over a long period and you hardly notice them missing any feathers and others have a sudden drop of feathers leaving bare patches but usually with evidence of new pins coming through.