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luckyclucky

  • Joined Oct 2011
bare botty chucks
« on: October 12, 2011, 08:05:03 pm »
Hi can anyone help, I purchased 3 copperblacks a while back, I have just notice that 2 of them have lost their feathers from bellow the tail downwards, I clean them outevery weekend and dust with diatom I use wood shavings I cant see any mites, poor things look as if they have builders bum, all 3 are laying every day and look fit, Healthy & alert

scotelf

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • West Lothian
Re: bare botty chucks
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 05:53:35 pm »
Moulting?
Lynn :)

Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
  • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Re: bare botty chucks
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 06:54:48 pm »
The one that still has feathers is a little plucker.
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