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AngieC
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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Location: Dorset
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 Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: Balding Hamburgh? |
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| Can anyone hazard a guess why my Silver-Spangled Hamburgh has developed a big bald patch on her back? She's one of my bigger birds and not at all subject to bullying as far as I can see; she seems fit & healthy & is laying well, & she moulted fine last winter. She's the one big bird who will submit to my little Pekin cock bird, but his favourite wife is a tiny "Pekadotte" who shows no signs of feather damage at all. It could be pecking happening at night or before they're let out in the morning but I've never heard anything going on, and I suspect she wouldn't suffer in silence. Having looked at the area, I can't see any insect life but the skin looks dry and flaky; there's just a short stump where the feathers should be. No-one else shows any signs of this. Apologies if I'm asking about something obvious but there must be something I can do to help her regain her glorious plumage! |
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summayah
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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Location: luton
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure about the hamburghs ~ what type of feathers do they have. Some feathes are more brittle than others. I would have thought pekins and crosses would have very soft feathers, which won't break so easily ~ maybe the hamburghs don't . And what you are seeing is the result of the amorous attentions of your boy. Maybe you could get a saddle for her? |
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AngieC
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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Location: Dorset
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Mmm - she might have VERY firm views about saddles - this bird is GOOD at indignation! Nearly as good as she is at falling over gracefully in front of cockerels... her nickname is the Uppercrust Trollop! But thanks for the suggestion; as long as she isn't suffering, I think we'll just live with it. |
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