Jasfarm
Songster
Hello!
I have 10 hens and 1 roo, and as it’s spring, penguin is doing what all good roos do and going through Rooberty.
Penguin and 5 hens were all raised together. They will be 1 year, April 1. Then I have one Buff Orp who is ~4 or 5 years old and four Lav Orps who will be 2 in May.
The 5 hens who were raised with Penguin tend to be his favorites. One is now molting (i think) due to his mating. I have inspected her for lice, mites, and all creepy crawlies. Nothing (unless it's deplumming, but i don't see signs such as feather pulling/picking or itching). She has since stopping laying.
Saddles are one the girls who had some light feather damage. However, one (who won't let us near her) i checked under her saddle tonight is completely BALD under her saddle. Absolutely no feathers and she has feathers before. Can feather loss from mating spur a molt? Or do i have something more nefarious going on? She is currently still laying.
Penguin is separated in the afternoons during his “peak” hours so the girls get a much needed rest.
Thank you.
I have 10 hens and 1 roo, and as it’s spring, penguin is doing what all good roos do and going through Rooberty.
Penguin and 5 hens were all raised together. They will be 1 year, April 1. Then I have one Buff Orp who is ~4 or 5 years old and four Lav Orps who will be 2 in May.
The 5 hens who were raised with Penguin tend to be his favorites. One is now molting (i think) due to his mating. I have inspected her for lice, mites, and all creepy crawlies. Nothing (unless it's deplumming, but i don't see signs such as feather pulling/picking or itching). She has since stopping laying.
Saddles are one the girls who had some light feather damage. However, one (who won't let us near her) i checked under her saddle tonight is completely BALD under her saddle. Absolutely no feathers and she has feathers before. Can feather loss from mating spur a molt? Or do i have something more nefarious going on? She is currently still laying.
Penguin is separated in the afternoons during his “peak” hours so the girls get a much needed rest.
Thank you.