Hard Molting

[Marinefam2053]

I've done that. Most is the hens I sympathize with also hold their bowels for the night and wait until morning to relieve themselves like a broody hen.
I offer tins of sardines during the molt. It seems to help and the animal protein is good for them.

I didn’t even think about sardines… I’ll have to grab some.

 

[Marinefam2053]

You might want to separate her from the flock untill after her molt.

She’s not looking as bad as she did last week. New feathers are coming in and starting to open up a little.

 

[Iluveggers]

I was reading wet cat food is good to offer during molting. Anyone ever tried that?

 

[HaappyHenhouse]

Shortly after posting several of the other sisters in that flock began to follow suit. There are feathers ALL OVER the yard lol. Looks like was a pillow fight. Everyone is grumpy now. Ha! I scrambled up a pile of scrambled eggs with shells crushed in for the crowd. Extra protein for my girls . Curious if others do it this way?

 

[DobieLover]

I was reading wet cat food is good to offer during molting. Anyone ever tried that?

Dollar for dollar, you'll get way more bang for your your buck using sardines. There is a lot more protein per gram in the sardines than wet cat food.
I get a tin of sardines at Aldi for $0.69.

 

[Tonyroo]

Mine are at the middle end of there molt. My golden laced Wyandotte has it the worst. She very patchy and her back is bare. She's been keeping away from the flock and she's the alpha hen.

Current condition:

 

[Tonyroo]

Dollar for dollar, you'll get way more bang for your your buck using sardines. There is a lot more protein per gram in the sardines than wet cat food.
I get a tin of sardines at Aldi for $0.69.

I sometimes give my chickens canned salmon, there iffy about it. So most of it goes to feed the wasp and other bugs.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I scrambled up a pile of scrambled eggs with shells crushed in for the crowd. Extra protein for my girls .

Leave the eggshells out. Calcium has nothing to do with feather growth and molting birds are far less likely to lay, so they don't need the extra calcium.