Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Indignities of Transition

My hens are mostly finished molting, and, with a slight increase in daylight, and a little extra protein in their diet, have also slowly began laying again.

This one gal, however, has not yet completely recovered from the ravages of her first adult molt, and is reduced to a single, sad-looking tail feather.




Mama feels your pain, anonymous-Australorp-hen-that-only-my kids-could-identify-by-name. My molt was pretty intense too, and the grow-back phase is slow and awkward. We're in this together, girlfriend.



Filthy bathroom mirror and all. You're welcome. ;)

1 comment:

  1. Looking good, Michelle!

    I had a hen mould that way, too. I called her sole tail feather her antenna...she reminded me of the remote controlled cars my brother had when we were kids. :)

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