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April 17, 2015
Water repellent feathers: NOT due to the oil gland
Chickens don't necessarily go inside when it rains--and as we've discussed, it's not because they're not smart enough. They're smart! They just know that they're outfitted with pretty durn good rain gear: water repellent feathers. Especially in light rains, water just rolls right off. (Ducks have even more effectively water repellent feathers--you may have heard the […]
August 8, 2014
The Ragged Feathers of Summer: 7 causes
When your day old baby chick feathers in for the first time at 12 weeks old or so with her complete juvenile plumage, there's almost nothing quite as beautiful. Each feather is shiny and new. And a perfectly-frocked, robin-sized bird that runs to you for affection is more exciting than most of us would care […]
