Posted August 19, 200915 yr A pair of grey greens I had down breeding surprised me with producing a blue chick. There was only two chicks, a green and a blue in that nest. They also had a foster chick a green opaline ( a grand child of Omelette's ). Checked them last night to find the mother with blood on her face and all three chicks well and truly plucked........head shoulders and back.......and two of them bleeding from the back of the neck. I immediately fostered them to another nestbox where two foster parents got in and warmed them for the night. Chicks are well today. Last night they were screaming anytime either I or foster parents went near them but today they have calmed down. Fingers crossed Edited September 24, 200915 yr by KAZ
August 19, 200915 yr Author Wow...naughty hen! Has she done this before? I dont know. She was bought in some months ago.
August 19, 200915 yr Some birds are not good parents, and their young end up plucked!!!!!!!!! I hope the little ones recover.
August 19, 200915 yr Oh that's a shocking case, poor little ones. But on the flip side, you won't be making that mistake again!
August 19, 200915 yr That's terrible Kaz..... I wonder why they do this...they sit on the egg for weeks, feed and look after the chicks, then all of a sudden they do this.... Poor little darlings...
August 30, 200915 yr Author Babies are doing very well in the care of foster parents and foster siblings. New feathers are growing to cover the bald spots.
August 30, 200915 yr feathers always grow back with in weeks of a plucked chick thats how you can tell plucked from french moult if someone trys to sell a bird that can not fly and is bald no feather growth starting and they say it was plucked in nest but will be fine they are full of it your bubys will look no diffrent to the others by time they out i had one case once worse than yours and all grew back before they flegde and they only had few weeks left in box mother just wanted to lay again mine were bald i thought they were french molt at start no blood and fine in morn bald at night top to toe but bar few spots but were plucked it happens so quickly Edited August 30, 200915 yr by GenericBlue
September 3, 200915 yr Author do you think they will grow back properly or will it forever be visible? Well so far it looks like it will grow back fully.
September 4, 200915 yr Author If the feather follicles have been damaged then they dont always grow back fully over the top of the wings.
September 22, 200915 yr Author All chicks recovered.... Omelette's grand daughter Edited September 22, 200915 yr by KAZ
September 22, 200915 yr Aww look at them now! They are gorgeous! I am so happy they have made a full recovery :hurryup:
September 24, 200915 yr Author Another plucking disaster !!! Different hen different nest...between last night and this morning the hen savagely plucked all five babies. Would have called her a perfect hen before this as she was so good !! But not now. I put two chicks in a foster nest and the other three in another foster nest.
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