Not a bad molt, but a molt nonetheless.
While all the other ladies are struttin’ their Sunday best in the spring sunshine, poor Thelma is molting. For you non-chicken owners out there, many chickens shed from a few to almost all of their feathers from time to time. It’s like having a bad hair day for around two months – bummer, huh?
I guess it’s unusual for chickens to molt in the spring. Usually their feathers fly in the fall when they’ve been laying eggs like crazy all summer and their bodies take a break.
But not Thelma. She’s marching to the beat of a different drummer.
Rock on, girlfriend. You’ll be lookin’ purty again soon.
Here’s Thelma in her non-molting glory.
(Sharing at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop, Homestead Barn Hop, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Down Home Blog Hop, Frugal Days Sustainable Ways, The HomeAcre Hop, The Country Homemaker Hop and TALU Tuesday!)
Awww poor Thelma! At least it’s not a really bad molt. She’ll be looking so pretty when all her new feathers come in 🙂
Tammy/Our Neck of the Woods recently posted…Feathered Friend Friday
She’s still scraggly now, but you’re right – she’ll be ready for summer parties soon!
Joan Hobbs recently posted…The Addictive Osprey Watch
Poor Thelma – I always feel bed when they molt 🙂
Gretchen recently posted…Homestead Saturday Giveaway
I know – it’s like walking around with a bad haircut!
Joan Hobbs recently posted…Grits…Swiss Chard…And An Egg
I was searching for this week’s Down Home linky and found last week’s with Thelma’s pic. I feel so much better for reading this. I have an Isa Brown going through exactly this at the moment (I am a new chicken owner) but it is Autumn here in Australia. She has gone off lay and I am sure she has lost weight too. I will link up my post to this week’s DH when it is posted and you can stop by to see another fellow feather flyer!
Fiona @ Finding Fifth recently posted…A Little Chicken Worry
I’ll definitely stop by! Molting is hard to watch – those poor hens look so miserable. But they’re lovely again in no time!
Joan Hobbs recently posted…Grits…Swiss Chard…And An Egg
She’s lovely. 😀 I love the name Thelma. Thanks again for sharing at the HomeAcre Hop. http://blackfoxhomestead.com/the-homeacre-hop/