Yesterday Honey lost most of her tail during the morning. When I went back in at lunch time the first thing I saw was a long, dark, banty tail feather. I looked for Honey and sure enough, there she was with no tail. Her tail is even shorter and scruffier than Ambers. In half a day she has gone from having a tail, to one remaining tail feather, to no tail at all.
This morning Honey had one remaining tail feather
Honey with no tail
A scruffy looking Honey
Two little girls without tails
Amber is on the left with her tail starting to grow back and Honey is on the right with no tail at all. The bantys without their tails remind me of quails (okay, I just made a rhyme, but there is no other way to say it)! They do look sorry little girls at the moment but I am sure it won’t be long before they are back to their former glory.
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You did pluck it out!
I didn’t, honest! Doesn’t she look a sorry sight. At least there are no more tail feathers to fall out. I find the odd tail feather from Bluebell but her moult is so gradual that she doesn’t look any different.
A Indian headdress comes to mind.
Yes it is a bit like that. They do look odd don’t they!