Sparkle is the last of the girls to moult and is only losing a few feathers at a time. She is also the only one still laying a few eggs a week. Finally she has a few pin feathers on her bare bottom.
Sparkle
Sparkle has some pin feathers on her bare bottom
Topaz has a lovely fluffy bottom
Topaz is looking pristine after her moult. On the right hand side of this photo you can see the one remaining, ragged tail feather on Honey. Honey and Amber will lose their tails any day now. I can’t wait to see all the girls fully feathered again.
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Hurrah at long last! She deserves some feather knickers for winter.
Look at your clean patio . That is not normal.
I too thought, great, she gets feathers for the winter. I also observed to my lovely husband how clean their patio looked as I had just done my weekly clean up and sweep up! (aside from the daily clean up). I love it when it looks like that and I am probably a bit O.C.D. about some things. My boys (Steve?) may have a say about my O.C.D. in some areas only.
The rear view will soon look as lovely as Topaz’s. Sparkle is doing well to continue to produce some eggs! My Dart and Cate are still laying, but less frequently: if only the marans would start! Like Peaches and Barley, they look more than ready.
I too am surprised that Sparkle is still laying. Apparently the good layers moult much more slowly which is certainly true of Sparkle.
I also agree that we could do with our youngsters starting to lay. I also forgot to say in my last comment that I couldn’t believe your silkie was broody again at this time of year. They are determined little things!
Yes indeed – as she’s already moulted, she’ll be broody for another three weeks, lay again by mid-November and back to her broodiness well before Christmas!
Goodness! Topaz was my first broody experience in two and a half years. I am amazed that they can be that broody!