Feather casings

[happyhencamper]

Hi just curious. I have read a lot of articles on molting but have not read anything about the casings. Not sure if that is the right thing to call them. They are always all over the coop during a molt. At first I thought it was something else but always ends after the molt. Always under where they roost

 

[Alexandra Runner]

How long has it been since you first noticed they were molting?

 

[happyhencamper]

How long has it been since you first noticed they were molting?

It’s every year just curious if anyone else ever saw it. They aren’t molting now. It was a picture. I took in the fall and came across it. I had forgot to post it when they were actually malting.

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Oh, okay! Mine do that when they're molting too!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi just curious. I have read a lot of articles on molting but have not read anything about the casings. Not sure if that is the right thing to call them. They are always all over the coop during a molt. At first I thought it was something else but always ends after the molt. Always under where they roost

It’s every year just curious if anyone else ever saw it. They aren’t molting now. It was a picture. I took in the fall and came across it. I had forgot to post it when they were actually malting.

It's normal to see keratin sheaths under the roosting area when the birds are in molt.

 

[happyhencamper]

It's normal to see keratin sheaths under the roosting area when the birds are in molt.

Thanks