Look at the state of my fabulous Faverolles....

[Bephlam]

There is no point to this thread, other than it's funny....

How pathetic do your moulting girls look?

Come on...make me feel better about my fabulous girls looking crap...post your pics!

(I know, I know...not a patch on an ex batt...but baldy faverolles look mad!!)

[Eco-Chic]

It's not nice to mock the afflicted!

[Two_Sheds]

she's so ashamed at being bare-nekked, she won't look at the camera, bless her

[Bramble-Poultry]

All of ours are scruffy little beggers at the mo, looks like a feather pillow fight has gone wrong in the sheds.

[Snadger]

I wonder if cockerels molt? I have four, including a Faverolle which are 8 months old and not a feather out of place?

[MaureenHall]

I don't think they moult till they're over a year old Snadge, they're still hooligans at 8 months

[Nicos]

I'm sorry- but I'm crying with laughter!!!!!

[Nicos]

OK- sorry but it's taken me that long to see properly!!!!

Mine were nothing like as bad as that- just looked a bit of a tatty mess- certainly no skin showing- yours look like someone's played a practical joke on you...poor little things- they must be feeling the cold???

My lads have moulted a bit too- mostly noticed that all their long tail feathers dropped out- they looked like Hiawatha when they were wandering around strutting their last plume!

I was going to post a thread today to say how sexy my gals are looking suddenly- lovely new feathers- they're suddenly looking fluffy again instead of sporting a 'cardboard' looking coat . Their new frilly knikers look really snug!

Hope your gals feathers grow back quickly...poor things!

[HayleyB]

Awww Beph, must be a real surprise for them, at least our ex batts have some feathers to actually moult now

[Bephlam]

Glad you all find my poor girls affliction so funny. She's looking worse today, I can't bring myself to pick any of them up...they feel horrible!!

They're definitely ashamed of the state of their normally gorgeous feathers. Noticed they hide if someone comes to the house, or the post man pops round the back etc. lol

Poor girls...still, it's a sign of a good layer if they moult quickly and thoroughly.

[Eco-Chic]

Maidenly modesty in chooks

Who'd have thought it

[Bephlam]

Oh these aren't just any chooks...these are MY chooks!

[lettucegrow!]

Aaaah! Poor girlies ! Hope you're busy knitting as we speak.

[MaureenHall]

Oh these aren't just any chooks...these are MY chooks!

Spoken in a M&S advert voice of course

[Nicos]

Just had to come and have another look at your gals..they were such a joyful start to the day for me yesterday!!!!


... you say "They look WORSE today"???

oooo...more piccies please!!!!!

We could have a competition ....'The best moulter'....that'd be fun!!!!

Anyone else got chooks moulting so well??? ( mine were rubbish in comparison!)