Coco is bald.

gcvmom

Here we go again!
For those of you who remember Herbert the hen, we didn't have her long enough to experience a full moulting process. Well, Coco is nearly a year old now and has begun to moult. Her head and upper neck are now bald with teeny little feathers growing back in, she has only two long tail feathers left, and the rest of her looks like she got s ucked through a vacuum and spat out again (there are feathers all over the coop and run). She looks so pathetic, it's actually quite funny. :rofl: The other girls show now signs yet, but I'm sure it's not far off...
 

susiestar

Roll With It
Where are the pics?????? I have never seen a bird moult. For some reason Goldi never totally moulted. At times some of her feathers came out, and she would get scruffy looking, but in about 2 weeks she was back to sleek and pretty.

Give her a treat for me. It isn't easy being featherless!
 

Abbey

Spork Queen
Change in temps = moulting. She'll be fine as long as she's not plucking. Chickens don't usually do that (sorry, but they're too stupid). They do like a nice bath every few days and a good scratching to remove the casing that comes on each feather.

Coco will be in style for the winter!!

Abbey
 

gcvmom

Here we go again!
Okay, I'll see if I can snap a picture of her :) Abbey, my birds HATE water. Ever heard of the phrase, "Mad as a wet hen"? Well that's them!
 

Hound dog

Nana's are Beautiful
Ohhhh I've never seen it either!! Would love a picture.

Now see, she'll be all done with her moulting and will be able to stick her tongue out at all the others when they start and she's got all pretty new feathers. lol
 

gcvmom

Here we go again!
Okay, I probably used a little poetic license, but here's a picture of Coco:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/jmamendola/Oct2009008-1.jpg

And for contrast, here's a picture of Minerva (same breed, same age):

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/jmamendola/Oct2009010-1.jpg

And guess what? Here's Coco's shaggy chicken butt:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/jmamendola/Oct2009019.jpg

And here's Minerva's fine feathered butt:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/jmamendola/Oct2009010-2-1.jpg
 

Hound dog

Nana's are Beautiful
LOL Mary!!!

Awww, poor baby. You be sure to remind her she gets to make fun at the other girls when it's their turn.
 
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