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crazychicknladyA few months ago, two of our hens - Wing Flap, S's Buff Orpington, and Daisy, C's Americana, were looking very scraggly. They were bald in spots and had some very beat up looking tail feathers. I've kind of decided they must have been molting, since in the past few weeks they've grown in some beautiful feathers and Wing Flap has even started laying again. I didn't document their sorry states, but I did take some recent pictures of them in all their resplendent beauty.
Daisy.
Wing Flap.
Rose, H's New Hampshire Red, has not had a problem with her appearance lately, and until a few weeks ago was the only hen still laying. I took a current picture of her as well - this is supposed to be a chicken blog after all (at least some of the time, anyway).
Rose.
A few days before I took the following shots of my hen Lantana, our Rhode Island Red, I was finding clumps of loose feathers here and there in the chicken house and yard. It all became clear on the day I noticed her looking like this:
Poor molting Lantana.
From the other side.
Daisy.
Wing Flap.
Rose, H's New Hampshire Red, has not had a problem with her appearance lately, and until a few weeks ago was the only hen still laying. I took a current picture of her as well - this is supposed to be a chicken blog after all (at least some of the time, anyway).
Rose.
A few days before I took the following shots of my hen Lantana, our Rhode Island Red, I was finding clumps of loose feathers here and there in the chicken house and yard. It all became clear on the day I noticed her looking like this:
Poor molting Lantana.
From the other side.
