So, on top of everything else she’s dealt with over the last couple of weeks Gloria is now moulting. Chickens moult in Spring and Autumn, it’s a time when they shed their feathers and grow new ones.
It’s a fairly intensive, uncomfortable process for the hens and whilst it’s happening they look really scrappy and fed up.
Moulting also takes a significant amount of energy from the bird, feathers are mostly protein so the diet has to change a little and egg production stops altogether (which is why farmers get rid of hens during moult), it’s also apparent from Glorias attitude that she is definitely not a happy chicken.
But this is when she needs the utmost care, the absolute best diet, with all her favourite extras, plus additional vitamins and minerals to make sure she grows back her feathers quickly before the weather gets really cold.
Its the same for us all, it’s when you feel at your lowest ebb (and probably think the least of yourself) that you need to give yourself the best care possible, healthy food and exercise, plenty of water plus decent sleep to help heal your body and mind.
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