Thursday, September 11, 2014

Some Feather Fill-In

Another update on the molting as changes occur.  The one hen that lost all the feathers around her neck and face is starting to get more feathers now. She really is a sight for sore eyes, and she almost seems angry that she's in the situation. But if you look closely (my apologies for the photo quality today) you can actually see the feathers sticking farther out of the little shafts and the feathers on her wings and tail are much longer today.
Wing Feather Fill In on Russian Orloff Hen

Last three remaining neck feathers

Other Russian Orloff Hen - re-feathering

Russian Orloff - Different stages of refeathers - Neck, Wing and Tail