molting

  1. Emrosenagel

    Molting hen not acting normal

    Hello! I’ve got three hens at 1 1/4 years old. One hatched eggs a month ago and instantly went into a molt; she’s acting fine, busy with the chicks. One hasn’t started yet, and it’s the third, Rachel, that is acting off. About a week ago I noticed that her feathers were looking raggedy. Then I...
  2. R

    Hens ears turning white

    I have recently added a few hens to my flock that had white earlobes I didn't think much about it at first and then I started noticing more and more of their ear lobes turning white even my sapphire sky hen. I'm not sure if this is a coincidence and they may be just molting or does it look like...
  3. Fallenone05

    Early molting = bad winter?

    Not really sure where to put this thread but bear with me 🤣 My birds have always molted sometime between the tail end of August to November, when daylight really starts decreasing. This year it started in June. I thought maybe it was because of their age. They didn't molt last year due to...
  4. H

    Is Morning Bird calcium plus liquid supplement safe for chickens?

    Hi all! I have two 5-year-old hens who refuse to eat oyster shells no matter how hard I try. This summer, they’ve started laying eggs with really thin shells and even laid a soft-shelled egg once. I’ve been adding HydroHen and some electrolyte packets to their water a few times a week which has...
    • HannahL
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    • calcium calcium defeciency hens molting molting and diet older chicken soft shell egg thin shelled eggs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  5. Quackersdelight

    Maybe molting?

    Hello, I am not sure how old they are I believe maybe 10/11 weeks but my buffs went from soft and fluffy looking to ragged. They didn’t look like that last week.
  6. biscotti

    Feather damage - mites? During molt

    Hello! My runner boys have being going through molting the past couple of weeks, and one of them looks the roughest of all by a lot (he was like that as a duckling as well, so I think his default is to look like bad taxidermy unfortunately) BUT, yesterday I noticed what looked like lice in the...
    • biscotti
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    • ducks feather feather damage help lice mites molt molting runner duck
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. M

    Help: Damaged Feathers & Uncertain of Cause

    Hello, I need your help. Starting in February, I noticed one of my chickens had a bald spot with damaged feathers on her back (see first photo). Initially I thought it was due to pecking from other hens. I put a saddle on her to deter further damage, and after two months, it helped the skin...
  8. GodLovesU

    Molting in June?

    It is very hot where I am (90s-100F) and it’s the middle of June! Yet some of my chickens seem to be molting. Some seem to be missing some feathers and I see a lot of down feathers in the run. My pullets are not molting only my older birds. I did find lice on my chickens however I treated them...
  9. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Weird Question: Accidentally got Blu-Kote in Chicken's vent

    I know Blu-kote isn't the best and there are all kinds of warnings about it. For this reason, I avoid it with one exception: I only use it a few times a year on a chicken who always has the area around her vent pecked when she molts (and she always molts in the summer). I've tried Pick-no-more...
  10. greenchicky

    Old Duck PLS HELP

    Hello! I am making this post in hopes that someone can suggest something to help my duck… I have a Muscovy duck named SPLASH who is quite old, he is about 15 yrs old, has lost sight in one eye, but still kicking :) SPLASH has always had wat we just called a ‘wonky wing’ ((we assumed he injured...
  11. P

    Molting? Sickness?

    This girl is the only one of my flock that looks like this. She’s 8 weeks old, it’s my first time having chicks. I have her isolated but I’m not sure what’s going on.
  12. T

    1 year old hen with bare back

    I have 5 hens no roosters. They are well fed, free range for several hours a day plus have a decent size run rest of the time. In last 8-12 weeks all the hens seem to be molting all but one is back to being fully feathered. I have one hen whose back remains bare. Just curious what could be...
  13. K

    Duck molting twice in two months

    I have a female Indian Runner who just went through a molt but her feathers stayed a yellow tint. After she grew all her new feathers I noticed she is molting again. What would cause this?
  14. LilHitzel

    Molting? What is wrong?

    What’s going on with my girls? All super active and clean, zero signs of mites. Full access to oyster shells and high quality, Kalmbach feed. Are they just molting? They are about 12 months old now, and no rooster.
  15. Melissa in the PNW

    Molting or picked on?

    I have a year old hen that I can’t tell if she is molting or if she is getting picked on. This is our first full year of chickens and they haven’t really molted yet since we have had them so I’m not too sure. She is missing feathers on the back of her neck and has no tail feathers. She is still...
  16. LilHitzel

    Is this a molt?

    Is this just a molt? We have no roosters, all the girls are in a very large, enclosed space. Super clean coop and feathers, no signs of mites or bugs. They’re about 12 months old. Cold and rainy here in the Northeast.
  17. auce99

    Indian Runner still has not had full molt

    Hello, friends! I have an almost 3yr-old Indian Runner (Onyx) that still has not had a full molt, and I'm a little worried. Her flight feathers and tail feathers are very raggedy. Her 'sisters' (the ones I got at the same time/age) have both molted in full, at least once. And my two originals...
    • auce99
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    • indian runner molting
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. V

    Ducks Decreased Egg Laying : Season? Molting? Mating?

    I know there are a ton of posts about decreased egg laying. Thanks for your time. It's late Feb in Willamette Valley Oregon with warm weather 40s-60s. Collection of and mixed breeds; 12 female ducks, of which 7 are almost a year and 5 are 'a few' years old; 6 adult drakes, 3 of which are were...
    • Valley of Drakes
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    • ducks molting spring stopped laying stress
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. findthejoys

    Blood splatter in coop, nesting boxes, all over the waterer and feeder!

    I can't figure it where it's coming from! I have one hen that is molting. Otherwise, I have 8 seemingly healthy hens, but every time I go out to the coop/run there is blood splattered! Today two hens have blood on their backs, but it doesn't look like it came from them. What do I do?!
  20. C

    Molting or Sickly?

    Hi! I'm a chicken newbie. I've not gone through a molt with my flock yet, so I don't have much experience. I added 2 hends to my flock a few months ago and was told that they were close to molting when I bought them on November 4, 2023. My concern is that the healthy looking lavender in this...
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