Our champion chicken is molting... her feathers are falling off and they will regrow. I have never heard of this before so I had to look it up (and asked the vet to confirm the diagnosis when she was out for the goats). Apparently birds will do this about once a year where they shed their feathers and then need to regrow them. It takes a lot of energy and so they will stop laying eggs during this time and it can take up to 4 months to regrow their feathers.
She looks pretty gross and I feel bad for her, but I guess this is just part of life. Bird life.
She looks pretty gross and I feel bad for her, but I guess this is just part of life. Bird life.
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