Sunday, November 1, 2015

Latest Molting Story


She's the worst of the bunch

 Today she showed up with no tail feathers.

RayJeana is slowly losing her feathers.

Ms Sassy Pants, Crispy, shows no signs of molting.

Judy is starting to look better.

RayJeans doesn't seem to mind being a little light in the feathers.

Esthelle lost her tail feathers yesterday.

Dixie just runs away so no one can see her.

 oh no, I see some really light spots.  Guess she is next.

 Pecking some of that new food that will add lots more protein to her diet.  Good girl!

And then there is poor, poor, poor EffieGrae.

 It looks bad but this is actually good.  The bare skin is where she has lost her feathers.  And you see those little straw looking things...those are the new feathers.  It is really a neat thing to see.

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One day soon she will pretty again.  Hope it is before the middle of the month.  According to the Farmer's Almanac we are going to get some snow showers around the middle of the month.

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