Rural Gardening: Ms. Fluffy Butt, 1 by Cottage_Rose

Cottage_Rose wrote:
She's a goose, not a duck and I guess you could say she's the waterfowl version of a Silkie chicken. Their unique feather mutation makes the feathers on their body soft and spiral down like ribbons and streamers.
When they molt once a year, usually late summer then get their new feathers in they are quite dramatic looking, but with wear and tear, some of the longer feathers fall out and they might look more like this Spring - Summer.
Some retain their long feathers longer than others.
My gander holds his for a long time, a trait I hope he passes on to his offspring.

Heres a pic of the same the same goose after her long feathers have fallen out.



This message was edited Oct 24, 2007 9:47 AM