Re: Shrunken comb/tail feathers


"Jill" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"keith kent" <keith3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a Legorn Exchequer hen that has shunken comb and no tail
feathers.Usually her comb is large and red as they should be,but i would
say her comb has shunk to a quarter of the normal size.She now looks
similar to a young hen/pullett.I have noticed lots of feathers about in
the last 2 weeks so thought one of them was having there first moult.Other
than this she is eating and doing the usual things.My other Legorn/2
sussex look fine.
Any ideas?
I am thinking something serious,please someone tell me it isn`t.
Thanks Keith

As leghorns stop laying which your birds are likely to be be getting to
this time of year, their comb will shrink.
The lots of feathers indicate that moult is in progress.

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Oh Good ,i thought it was the moult ,but was worried about the comb.Did not
know the comb shrunk in the moult.
Thanks Jill for the quick response.
Keith




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